Rank/Rate	Radioman, Second Class
Service Number	381 29 23
Birth Date	October 8, 1920
From	Pekin, Illinois
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grunion (SS-216)
Loss Date	July 30, 1942
Location	Near entrance to Kiska Harbor, Alaska
Circumstances	Sunk by armed Japanese freighter Kano Maru
Remarks	William was born in Peoria, Illinois.

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