The following information submitted by Paul W. Wittmer...

Paul Reginald Baggett
Rank/Rate Seaman, Second Class
Service Number 360 08 68
Birth Date May 31, 1919
From Memphis, Tennessee
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death October 18, 1942
Location POW Camp No. 1 Branch Camp, Philippine Islands
Circumstances Died of Dysentery
Remarks Paul was born in Bay Minette, Alabama.

USS Canopus (AS-9)
The submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9) received severe damage when hit by heavy bombers on December 29, 1941. She lost six of her crew in the attack, with another six wounded. She was later scuttled off Manila Bay rather than face capture by the enemy. Her crew was used in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor. A large number of her crew died in the Philippine Islands, during transport to POW camps in Japan, or in the camps themselves.

The following information submitted by Paul W. Wittmer...

Paul Reginald Baggett
Rank/Rate Seaman, Second Class
Service Number 360 08 68
Birth Date May 31, 1919
From Memphis, Tennessee
Decorations Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death October 18, 1942
Location POW Camp No. 1 Branch Camp, Philippine Islands
Circumstances Died of Dysentery
Remarks Paul was born in Bay Minette, Alabama.

USS Canopus (AS-9)
The submarine tender USS Canopus (AS-9) received severe damage when hit by heavy bombers on December 29, 1941. She lost six of her crew in the attack, with another six wounded. She was later scuttled off Manila Bay rather than face capture by the enemy. Her crew was used in the defense of Bataan and Corregidor. A large number of her crew died in the Philippine Islands, during transport to POW camps in Japan, or in the camps themselves.