Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	616 69 52
Birth Date	July 27, 1921
From	Blackwell, Texas
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Scorpion (SS-278)
Loss Date	February 1, 1944
Location	East China Sea or Yellow Sea
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Bill was also entitled to wear the World War II Victory Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with 2 Bronze Stars, the American Campaign Medal, and the World War II Honorable Service Lapel Button.

Photo and information courtesy of Glenda Van Zandt Stroud, niece.
 

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