Rank/Rate: Chief Torpedoman’s Mate

Service Number: 295 12 05

Birth Date: November 28, 1908

From: Oakland, California

Decorations: Purple Heart

Submarine: USS Pompano (SS-181)

Loss Date: September 17, 1943

Location: Off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan

Circumstances: Lost at sea, cause unknown

Remarks: Hyram was born in Ridgely, Tennessee. Photo and information courtesy of Paul Guess, son.

NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS Pompano (SS-181)

On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS Pompano (SS-181)

Find a Grave Memorial: TMC Hyram Paul Guess (Honolulu Memorial)