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Rank/Rate |
Torpedoman's Mate, First Class |
Service Number |
355 87 06 |
Birth Date |
December 2, 1916 |
From |
Fort Worth, Texas |
Decorations |
Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal |
Ship |
USS Canopus (AS-9) |
Date of Death |
December 15, 1944 |
Location |
Aboard the Hellship Oryoku Maru |
Circumstances |
Died when Oryoku Maru, transporting
Allied Prisoners of War
from the Philippines to Japan, was sunk by US Navy
planes from the USS Hornet |
Remarks |
Bazil was born in Alba, Texas. |
Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
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