Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	668 18 52
Birth Date	August 22, 1923
From	Naylor, Missouri
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grampus (SS-207)
Loss Date	March 5, 1943
Location	In or near Blackett Strait
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Verl was born in Torch, Missouri.

Photo courtesy of Howard Rhodes, nephew.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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