Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	376 65 58
Birth Date	May 26, 1922
From	Potter Valley, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Runner (SS-275)
Loss Date	July 11, 1943
Location	North of Hokkaido, Japan
Circumstances	Probably sunk by a mine
Remarks	Vernon was born in Spalding, Nebraska.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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