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William Mitchell Lewitt

William Mitchell LewittWilliam Mitchell Lewitt

Purple Heart 

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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