Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	625 65 14
Birth Date	April 5, 1923
From	Livingston, Texas
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Harder (SS-257)
Loss Date	August 24, 1944
Location	Off Caiman Point near Bataan, RPI
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Sylvester was bon in Dallardsville, Texas.

Photo and information courtesy of his niece via Paul W. Wittmer.

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