Rank/Rate	Coxswain
Service Number	726 57 88
Birth Date	July 26, 1925
From	Chicago, Illinois
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date	October 25, 1944
Location	North end of Formosa Strait
Circumstances	Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks	Some sources list him as a Seaman, First Class.

Photo courtesy of Norm Rutan.  Information courtesy of David A. Jones.

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