Rank/Rate	Lieutenant
Service Number	O-161175
Birth Date	August 17, 1917
From	Hammond, Indiana
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Albacore (SS-218)
Loss Date	November 7, 1944
Location	Near 41° 49'N x 141° 11'E, off northern Japan
Circumstances	Sunk by a mine
Remarks	William was born in St. Louis, Missouri.  He was also entitled to wear: The Presidential Unit Citation with bronze star, The Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, The WWII Victory Medal, and The Submarine Combat Pin.

Photo on the left courtesy of the family of LT Bower. The photo on the right was taken by Bill Bower's friend, CDR Clement E. O'Brien, while serving on the Albacore on one of his 8 war patrols on the boat.  Information courtesy of William W. Bower Jr., son. 

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