Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, First Class
Service Number	382 08 88
Birth Date	November 18, 1919
From	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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	Homer was born in Carlsbad, New Mexico.

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