Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	647 45 92
Birth Date	May 6, 1914
From	Far Rockaway, New York
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Wahoo (SS-238)
Loss Date	October 11, 1943
Location	In La Perouse Strait, Northern Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by a combination of air attack and depth charging
Remarks	Oscar was born in Brooklyn, New York.

Photo courtesy of Anthony Michaels, son.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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