World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
William Franklin Waters
Branch of Service
U.S. Coast Guard
Hometown
Huntington, West Virginia
Honored By
Diana H. Morris
Relationship
Granddaughter
SERVED IN THE COAST GUARD ABOARD THE U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER JACKSON WPC-142I. KILLED IN ACTION, LOST AT SEA SEPTEMBER 14, 1944 AT THE AGE OF 46. HIS CUTTER ALONG WITH ITS SISTER CUTTER THE BEDLOE WERE LOST AT SEA WHILE CONDUCTING RESCUE ESCORT OF THE SS GEORGE ADE, THAT HAD BEEN TORPEDOED BY A U-BOAT OFF OF CAPE HATTERAS, NORTH CAROLINA. ALL WERE CAUGHT IN THE SEPTEMBER 1944 HURRICANE AND BOTH CUTTERS AND MANY OF THE MEN ON THEM WERE LOST AT SEA.