William Edward Erhart

Rank/Rate:    Seaman, First Class

Service Number:    655 34 76

Birth Date:    September 14, 1922

From:    Clatskanie, Oregon

Decorations:    Purple Heart

Submarine:    USS S-44 (SS-155)

Loss Date:    October 7, 1943

Location:    Off Paramushiru, Northern Kuriles

Circumstances:    Sunk by Japanese destroyer

Remarks:    William was born in Memphis, Tennessee.  Photo and information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS S-44 (SS-155)

On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS S-44 (SS-155)

Find a Grave Memorial: S1 William Edward Erhart (Honolulu Memorial)

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Perpetuating the memories of submariners who didn’t come home

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