Rank/Rate: Steward’s Mate, First Class

Service Number: 641 70 65

Birth Date: January 27, 1926

From: Knoxville, Tennessee

Decorations: Purple Heart

Submarine: USS Capelin (SS-289)

Loss Date: December 2, 1943

Location: Off Celebes possibly off Kaoe Bay

Circumstances: Lost at sea, cause unknown

Remarks:  Photo courtesy of John Bell, nephew. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS Capelin (SS-289)

On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS Capelin (SS-289)

Find a Grave Memorial: STM1 Earl Cheatham (Manila American Cemetery and Memorial)