On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of World War II

Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Second Class
Service Number	243 60 90
Birth Date	January 1, 1914
From	Lakewood, New Jersey
Decorations	Purple Heart
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	April 9, 1942
Location	Bataan, Philippine Islands
Circumstances	Killed in action
Remarks	George was born in Cassville, New Jersey.  From a letter from his mother: "On April 9, 1942 while abandoning Bataan in small boats going to Corregidor (P.I.) a heavy explosion threw large boulders out into Marviveles Bay as the evacuation boats were leaving. One large boulder struck a boat, killed three men and one officer and broke the boat in half.  Phifer was one of the men killed."

Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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