Rank/Rate	Electrician's Mate, Third Class
Service Number	337 78 26
Birth Date	August 7, 1921
From	Cairo, Illinois
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grayling (SS-209)
Loss Date	September 9, 1943
Location	In or near Tablas Strait, Philippine Islands
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	William was born in Thebes, Illinois.

Photo from Thebes Township High School. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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