Date of Incident11/03/1944
ConflictWorld War II 1941-1945
RankSeaman 1st Class
UnitUSS Reno (CL 96)
StatusMissing in Action
On the night of 3 November, while escorting the U.S.S. Lexington (CV 16) east of the San Bernardino Strait, Philippines, Reno was hit by two Japanese torpedoes on her port side fired from Japanese submarine I-41. 46 crewmen perished as a result of this attack, including S1C Walter.
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