Rank/Rate: Seaman, First Class

Service Number: 641 49 69

Birth Date: July 22, 1925

From: Chattanooga, Tennessee

Decorations: Purple Heart

Submarine: USS Barbel (SS-316)

Loss Date: February 4, 1945

Location: Approximately 7° 49.5′ N x 116° 47.5′ E

Circumstances: Sunk by air attack

Remarks: Ernest was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. Photo and information courtesy of Fred R. Sherrer, nephew.

NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS Barbel (SS-316)

On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS Barbel (SS-316)

Find a Grave Memorial: S1 Ernest Lynn Ross (Manila American Cemetery and Memorial)