Rank/Rate	Torpedoman's Mate, First Class
Service Number	02662535
Birth Date	October 5, 1923
From	Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Robalo (SS-273)
Loss Date	July 26, 1944
Location	Two miles off west coast of Palawan Island, PI
Circumstances	Sunk by a mine
Remarks	Billy was born in High Point, North Carolina.

Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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