Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	668 51 36
Birth Date	February 10, 1924
From	Kirksville, Missouri
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Loss Date	October 11, 1943
Location	In La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by a combination of air attack and depth charging
Remarks	The photograph was taken c. September 1940 in Kirksville, Missouri, when Howard was 16 years old.

Photo courtesy of Chuck Mobley, cousin.  Information courtesy of Paul. W. Wittmer.

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