Rank/Rate	Steward, Third Class
Service Number	272 39 48
Birth Date	November 5, 1921
From	Leeds, Alabama
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Scorpion (SS-278)
Loss Date	February 1, 1944
Location	East China Sea or Yellow Sea
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Your family misses you and are proud of you.

Photo and remarks courtesy of Martha Whiteside, niece. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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