Rank/Rate	Signalman, First Class
Service Number	234 15 81
Birth Date	October 9, 1918
From	Benicia, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Escolar (SS-294)
Loss Date	October 17, 1944
Location	East of 33° 44'N x 127° 33'E
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Fertig was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. His brother, John Horace Krause, was lost with USS Lexington (CV-2).

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer. Additional information courtesy of Bob Krause (no relation).

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  Krause, Fertig Benjamin, Jr.