Rank/Rate	Fireman, Second Class
Service Number	264 50 65
Birth Date	July 14, 1924
From	Abbeville, South Carolina
Decorations
Submarine	USS Hake (SS-256)
Loss Date	April 17, 1943
Location	North Atlantic - 50° 36' N, 27° 53' W
Circumstances	Possible malignancy; buried at sea
Remarks	Hake war patrol report lists his service number as 260 50 65.

Photo courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.  Information courtesy of Bob Goodhart, shipmate, and Paul W. Wittmer.

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