Rank/Rate	Gunner's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	412 43 32
Birth Date	May 7, 1924
From	Boulder City, Nevada
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Herring (SS-233)
Loss Date	June 1, 1944
Location	Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles
Circumstances	Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries
Remarks	William was born in Glenmore, Louisiana.

Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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