Rank/Rate	Seaman, Second Class
Service Number	565 59 41
Birth Date	October 12, 1926
From	Arcadia, California
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date	October 25, 1944
Location	North end of Formosa Strait
Circumstances	Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks	Homer was born in Chicago, Illinois.

Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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  Ijames, Homer Wesley, Jr.