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Roy Windfred Williams

Roy Windfred Williams

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Torpedoman’s Mate, Third Class
Service Number 346 81 54
Birth Date January 11, 1916
From Rolla, Arkansas
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Argonaut (SS-166)
Loss Date January 10, 1943
Location Near Rabaul (05° 155'N, 153° 50'E)
Circumstances Sunk by surface attack and depth charges
Remarks Prior to joining the Navy, Roy served in the Philippine Islands in the
U.S. Army Calvary, the last unit in the Army to ride horses.

Information courtesy of Roy O. Williams, nephew.
 

 

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