On Eternal Patrol - William Siskaninetz

On Eternal Patrol - Lost Submariners of World War II

William Siskaninetz

William Siskaninetz

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Coxswain

Service Number 300 78 13

Birth Date December 7, 1920

From Decatur, Michigan

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

Photo courtesy of Melissa Stout-Conrad, grandniece. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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