World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William P. Baeschlin
Branch of Service
U.S. Merchant Marine
Hometown
Cottage City, Maryland
Honored By
William P. Baeschlin, Jr.
Relationship
Son
Entered the war with the U.S. Coast Guard and later transferred to the U.S. Merchant Marine. Served in the atlantic theatre as a gunner's mate maintaining engines and working in the boiler rooms.