William Hugh Cuthbertson, Jr.

William & Dorothy Cuthbertson

Rank/Rate	Ensign
Service Number	O-118743
Birth Date	April 30, 1915
From	Frankenmuth, Michigan
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grunion (SS-216)
Loss Date	July 30, 1942
Location	Near entrance to Kiska Harbor, Alaska
Circumstances	Sunk by armed Japanese freighter Kano Maru
Remarks	William was born in Denver, Colorado.

      Photo courtesy of Nancy Lee Wilson, daughter; submitted by Bruce Abele, son of Mannert L. Abele, Commanding Officer of Grunion.

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Cuthbertson, William Hugh, Jr.