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William Emmett Buckey, Jr.

William Emmett Buckey, Jr.

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Seaman, First Class
Service Number 700 43 47
Birth Date September 15, 1924
From Hammond, West Virginia
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Shark (SS-314)
Loss Date October 24, 1944
Location Between Hainan and Bashi Channel
Circumstances Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks William was born in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia. He may have been born on September 15, 1923. He attended the University of Michigan.

Photo courtesy of Mary Mihovich. Information courtesy of the West Virginia Memory Project.
 

 

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