Rank/Rate	Ship's Cook, First Class
Service Number	337 77 96
Birth Date	June 27, 1921
From	Johnston City, Illinois
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Trigger (SS-237)
Loss Date	March 28, 1945
Location	In area 32° 16'N to 30° 40'N by 132° 05'E to 127° 50'E
Circumstances	Probably sunk by air and surface attack
Remarks	Laddie was born in Harviell, Missouri.

Photo courtesy of Roland McBride and Vicki Oster McBride.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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