Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	616 27 99
Birth Date	March 1, 1915
From	Vernon, Texas
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Pickerel (SS-177)
Loss Date	April 3, 1943
Location	Off Honshu, Japan
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Fred was born in Chillicothe, Texas.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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