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Earl John Wells, the son of Cecil and Marjorie (Wallerius) Wells, was born on August 7, 1921, in Amsterdam, New York. By 1925, he was living with his family in Rotterdam Junction, New York. Earl attended Woestina High School before joining the military.
On October 30, 1939, Earl enlisted in the United States Navy. He held the rank of Fire Controlman Third Class and was assigned to the USS Quincy. Earl was never located after the USS Quincy was lost during the Battle of Savo Island on August 9, 1942. Because they couldn't declare him dead until he had been missing for one year and one day, his death date is listed as August 10, 1943. He is remembered at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Philippines.
Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry
Light Lie The Sea Upon Thee
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
For the Fallen
Laurence Binyon