Hartsoc, James Lewis
Navy Reserves Machinist’s Mate 3rd class

James Lewis Hartsoc, age 20, from Kitsap County Bremerton, Washington .

Parents: William Decker Hartsoc

Service era: World War II
Schools: Bremerton High (1942)

Date of death: Friday, October 27, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the Gambier Bay when it went down in the South Pacific. For two Days, he was on a life raft. He died a few days after his rescue.

Source: National Archives, Bremerton Daily News Searchlight (1945)