Rank/Rate	Motor Machinist's Mate, First Class
Service Number	403 79 03
Birth Date	June 29, 1918
From	New York, New York
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Herring (SS-233)
Loss Date	June 1, 1944
Location	Near Point Tagan, Matsuwa Island, Kuriles
Circumstances	Sunk by gunfire from shore batteries
Remarks	William was born in Staten Island, New York.

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   Eitelbach, William John, Jr.