Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	616 27 24
Birth Date	May 6, 1914
From	Richmond, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Seawolf (SS-197)
Loss Date	October 3, 1944
Location	North of Morotai, between PI and Indonesia
Circumstances	Sunk in error by USS Rowell
Remarks	Chaster was born in Ringgold, Texas.

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