Rank/Rate	Chief Motor Machinist's Mate
Service Number	265 51 40
Birth Date	September 3, 1909
From	Bedford, Virginia
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grunion (SS-216)
Loss Date	July 30, 1942
Location	Near entrance to Kiska Harbor, Alaska
Circumstances	Sunk by armed Japanese freighter Kano Maru
Remarks	Carson was born in Baltimore, Maryland.

Photo courtesy of Meryl Kretschmann, daughter.

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