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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

William Wilson Stanford

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Richmond, Virginia

Honored By

Charles J. Newman

Relationship

Submariner

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

CHIEF MOTOR MACHINIST'S MATE. LOST WITH ALL HIS SHIPMATES ON THE SUBMARINE USS TROUT SS-202. ON FEBRUARY 16, 1944, THE TROUT TOPPED OFF FUEL, LEFT MIDWAY ISLAND ON HER ELEVENTH WAR PATROL, AND WAS NEVER HEARD FROM AGAIN. WHEN THE TROUT DID NOT RETURN TO MIDWAY ON APRIL 7TH, SHE WAS DECLARED OVERDUE AND PRESUMED LOST ON APRIL 17, 1944.