Rank/Rate	Seaman, Second Class
Service Number	641 23 56
Birth Date	July 25, 1921
From	Maryville, Tennessee
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Pickerel (SS-177)
Loss Date	April 3, 1943
Location	Off Honshu, Japan
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	Elmer was born in Maryville, Tennessee.

         Photo courtesy of Nathan B. Weinbaum, Director of Veterans Affairs/Veterans Service Officer,          Blount County. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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