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Submitted: 4/24/17 • Approved: 5/3/17 • Last Updated: 5/6/17 • R140200-G0-S3
LIEUTENANT US Naval Reserve
World War II
May 19, 1917 - January 9, 1945
Killed in action while serving as Deck Officer on the USS Battleship Colorado Jan 9, 1945, during the Lingayen Gulf engagement in the Philippine Islands. Buried in the China Sea near the entrance of Lingayen gulf in the late afternoon of Jan 10, 1945.
Contributed on 4/24/17 by mjkane7
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