Rank/Rate	Ship's Cook, Third Class
Service Number	844 12 61
Birth Date	January 31, 1923
From	Cullendale, Arkansas
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Trout (SS-202)
Loss Date	February 29, 1944
Location	22° 40'N x131°45' E in Philippines Basin
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	William was born in Hamburg, Arkansas.

Photo courtesy of John McDuffie, brother, via Charles J. Newman, WWII Submariner.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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