Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	707 93 19
Birth Date	November 26, 1905
From	West Orange, New Jersey
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Gudgeon (SS-211)
Loss Date	April 18, 1944
Location	Off Iwo Jima
Circumstances	Probably sunk by air attack
Remarks	William was born in Quincy, Massachusetts.

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