Williams, Harold E.
- Nationality:
- American (1776 - present, Republic)
Biography
June 1942: Inducted as a member of the gun crew on the USS Hugh L. Scott November 1942: Attacked and sunk by a German submarine off Morocco, near Casablanca. Hospitalized on the USS Joseph T. Dickman, which headed to Casablanca.
Afterwards: Assigned to sea duty on the USS Philadelphia and the USS Samuel Chase, then to land duty at an ammunition depot in Tunisia.
6 October 1945: Discharged from the Navy
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Purple Heart
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Gunners Mate
- Unit:
- U.S.S. Hugh L. Scott (AP-43), U.S. Navy
- Awarded on:
- July 9th, 1948
Received in 1995.
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 9th, 1948
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Awarded on:
- July 9th, 1948
Sources
- - Journal Gazette, Constance Walk. Sept 2,1995
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