Rank/Rate	Steward, First Class
Service Number	497 83 45
Birth Date	June 14, 1904
From	Ibajay, Capiz, Philippine Islands
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Runner (SS-275)
Loss Date	July 11, 1943
Location	North of Hokkaido, Japan
Circumstances	Probably sunk by a mine
Remarks	Basilio survived the sinking of USS Squalus (SS-192) in 1939.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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