Rank and Name, Seaman First Class William James Alston.
Unit/Placed in, USN Winkler (Panamanian Motor Tanker), United States Naval Reserve.
William is born on no record.
William enlisted the service in New York with service number # 6006711.
William was KIA when the USN Winkler with 18 other ships in Convoy ON-166 was torpedoed by the German U Boat-223 on Feb. 23, 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
William is buried/mentioned at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.
Walls of the missing.
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Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com
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POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
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WW2 Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
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Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
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