Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	656 31 18
Birth Date	January 19, 1920
From	Charlotte, North Carolina
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Escolar (SS-294)
Loss Date	October 17, 1944
Location	East of 33° 44'N x 127° 33'E
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	The photo below was submitted by William F. Geer, showing three shipmates at the Electrical Naval Training Station, St. Louis, Missouri, standing on the banks of the Mississippi River, drinking milk. Jesse Glenn from Oklahoma is on the left side, William Geer is in the middle, and Jim Kellam is on the right side.

Photo (above, on right) and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

(left to right) Jesse Glenn, William Geer, Jim Kellam

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