Rank/Rate	Radioman, Third Class
Service Number	607 45 82
Birth Date	November 8, 1920
From	Boston, Massachusetts
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Capelin (SS-289)
Loss Date	December 2, 1943
Location	Off Celebes possibly off Kaoe Bay
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	William was born and raised in Needham, Massachusetts.

Photo and information courtesy of Margaret Baker, sister, and Andrew Baker, grandnephew.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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