Rank/Rate	Ensign
Service Number	O-229369
Birth Date	September 18, 1920
From	Indianapolis, Indiana
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 Akron, Indiana.

Photo and information courtesy of Vicki Peterson Rieskamp.  Additional information courtesy of Jeff Peterson, nephew.

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