Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	279 84 33
Birth Date	October 21, 1922
From	Springfield, Ohio
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS S-44 (SS-155)
Loss Date	October 7, 1943
Location	Off Paramushiru, Northern Kuriles
Circumstances	Sunk by Japanese destroyer
Remarks	Billy was born in Logan County, Ohio.

Photo courtesy of Ann Bible, Bryon (Ohio) School Library, via Norm Rutan. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
 

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