Rank/Rate	Coxswain
Service Number	848 47 53
Birth Date	September 11, 1923
From	Cordell, Oklahoma
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date	October 25, 1944
Location	Formosa Strait near Turnabout Island
Circumstances	Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks	In some sources, Osmer's middle name is misspelled as "Dinnis," and his hometown is misspelled as "Cardell."

Photo and information courtesy of Linda C. (Gregg) Schmidt, niece.

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