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Walter Donald Smith

Walter Donald Smith

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Lieutenant, Junior Grade
Service Number O-161556
Birth Date August 23, 1914
From Yakima, Washington
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Growler (SS-215)
Loss Date November 8, 1944
Location South China Sea
Circumstances Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks Walter was born in Princeton, Nebraska.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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