Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	700 43 47
Birth Date	September 15, 1924
From	Hammond, West Virginia
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Shark (SS-314)
Loss Date	October 24, 1944
Location	Between Hainan and Bashi Channel
Circumstances	Probably sunk by depth charge attack
Remarks	William was born in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia. He may have been born on September 15, 1923. He attended the University of Michigan.

Photo courtesy of Mary Mihovich. Information courtesy of the West Virginia Memory Project.
 

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