Rank/Rate	Quartermaster, First Class
Service Number	705 03 66
Birth Date	March 23, 1921
From	Gloucester, Massachusetts
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Billfish (SS-286)
Loss Date	June 5, 1945
Location	In the Yellow Sea, 37-41N, 124-20E
Circumstances	Killed during gun action
Remarks	Patrol 7, Gun attack No. 1, at 1635 hours Billfish (SS-286) opened fire on the 3rd of the 3 4-masted schooners they were successful in destroying, however, at 1638, Oliver, Robert Vidal, QM1c, USNR, from Gloucester, MA paid the ultimate price in serving our country. He was shot by rifle fire, succumbed to his wounds on 5 June and was buried at sea. Also injured was Ralph Boese, EM2c. The entire crew lost an eager and gallant shipmate that day.

Information courtesy of Karen Manna.

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