Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	244 41 51
Birth Date	February 14, 1924
From	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Shark (SS-314)
Loss Date	October 24, 1944
Location	Between Hainan and Bashi Channel
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
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Photo courtesy of Deborah Shinn, second cousin, once removed. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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