Rank/Rate	Fire Controlman, Second Class
Service Number	640 16 17
Birth Date	February 5, 1921
From	Rossville, Georgia
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Swordfish (SS-193)
Loss Date	January 12, 1945
Location	Near Yaku Island off Kyushu, Japan
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	William was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Information courtesy of George O. Meacham, Jr., cousin, via Reid Kimbrough.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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