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William Edwin Dorsey

William Edwin Dorsey

 Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number 295 40 54
Birth Date December 15, 1917
From Portland, Connecticut
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date October 25, 1944
Location Formosa Strait near Turnabout Island
Circumstances Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks William was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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