Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	03214668
Birth Date	April 30, 1921
From	Sibley, Iowa
Decorations	Purple Heart
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	May 6, 1942
Location	Philippine Islands
Circumstances	Killed in fighting ashore after Canopus was scuttled.
Remarks	William was born in Jefferson, South Dakota.  VFW Post 7373 in Sibley, Iowa, is named after him.

Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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