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)