Rank/Rate	Chief Gunner's Mate
Service Number	238 29 25
Birth Date	June 9, 1907
From	Endicott, New York
Decorations	Purple Heart
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	May 6, 1942
Location	Corregidor, Philippine Islands
Circumstances	Killed in action
Remarks	William was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Photo courtesy of Ed Dunscombe, George F Johnson Memorial Library, via Norm Rutan. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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  Branchen, William, Jr.