Born: February 8, 1915 Fire Controlman First Class, United States Navy Service# 3682820
USS LISCOME BAY (CVE-56)
Casablanca-class escort carrier, commissioned August 7, 1943
Date of Enlistment: September 2, 1942 Home or Place of Enlistment: Elba, Idaho Died/MIA: November 24, 1943
The USS Liscome Bay was lost to a torpedo attack by Japanese Kaidai class submarine I-175, resulting in catastrophic loss of life on November 24, 1943 during Operation Galvanic, Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, at Tarawa and Makin Islands.