Rank/Rate	Fireman, First Class
Service Number	553 84 62
Birth Date	September 29, 1925
From	Pastura, New Mexico
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Lagarto (SS-371)
Loss Date	May 4, 1945
Location	Off Malay coast near the Gulf of Siam
Circumstances	Sunk by depth charge attack
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Photo and information courtesy of Carolyn Ortega, OLVM (Howard's sister) and Candi Worthington, via Michael Mohl, and Richard E. Gurule.

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