WWII

William Hubert Harrison

Rate / Rank
M Sergeant

Birthdate
April 8 1922

Date of Death
October 13 1997

Branch
USN/USA

Active Duty Service
October 2 1942 -

Conflicts & Campaigns

South West Pacific

Significant Duty Stations

Submarine School, Pearl Harbor; USS Paddle (SS-263)
Gunners Mate 1st Class US Navy
Master Sergeant US Army

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with eight battle stars

Notes

Four years submarine service US Navy during World War II. USS Paddle (SS-263) sank the Japanese ship Shinyo Maru which was loaded with about 800 American POWS. Eighty survivors were able to swim to a nearby Island and were rescued by another American submarine. Enlisted in US Army after World War II and retired at Fort Bliss, Texas. Burial; Section O, Site 718, Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, Texas.