Rank/Rate	Signalman, Third Class
Service Number	356 83 96
Birth Date	October 9, 1922
From	Carbon, Texas
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Sculpin (SS-191)
Loss Date	November 19, 1943
Location	North of Oroluk Island near Truk
Circumstances	Sunk by Japanese destroyer
Remarks	Elmon was born in Gorman, Texas. Please note that most sources mistakenly spell the island's name "Groluk."

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