Rank/Rate	Fireman, Second Class
Service Number	414 69 12
Birth Date	September 3, 1918
From	Washington, D. C.
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grunion (SS-216)
Loss Date	July 30, 1942
Location	Near entrance to Kiska Harbor, Alaska
Circumstances	Sunk by armed Japanese freighter Kano Maru
Remarks	Michael was born in Cottage City, Maryland.

Information courtesy of Mary Anne Marino, niece, and Paul W. Wittmer.

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