Service # O-011487
He entered the Service from Illinois
Buried at Sea- from USS Henry R. Mallory, en route to Liverpool. The ship was torpedoed and sunk off Iceland on February 7, 1943, with great loss of life.He was pulled from the water by the rescue ship but died aboard and was then buried at sea on the same day. .All those commemorated on this panel at Cambridge were victims of this tragedy.
Awards: Purple Heart.
Service # O-011487
He entered the Service from Illinois
Buried at Sea- from USS Henry R. Mallory, en route to Liverpool. The ship was torpedoed and sunk off Iceland on February 7, 1943, with great loss of life.He was pulled from the water by the rescue ship but died aboard and was then buried at sea on the same day. .All those commemorated on this panel at Cambridge were victims of this tragedy.
Awards: Purple Heart.
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