Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	810 55 83
Birth Date	October 4, 1919
From	Brooklyn, New York
Decorations
Submarine	USS Croaker (SS-246)
Loss Date	September 14, 1944
Location	Midway Island
Circumstances	Broke his neck diving off a sea wall; died at the Naval Hospital in Aiea Heights, Honolulu, two days later
Remarks	USS Croaker is on display in Buffalo, New York.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.  Additional information courtesy of David Wright.
 

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