Rank/Rate	Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Service Number	O-101530
Birth Date	June 5, 1914
From	Dallas, Texas
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
Loss Date	May 4, 1943
Location	10° 10.8 N, 121° 42.7 E
Circumstances	Was hit in the head by empty gun case as it was ejected from the gun; fell overboard unconscious and was not recovered
Remarks	George was born in Waco, Texas. From the endorsement to the Report of Gudgeon's Eighth War Patrol:  "Lieutenant (jg) Penland was an excellent submarine officer and an outstanding leader among his men."

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  Penland, George Harvey, Jr.