Rank/Rate: Fire Controlman, Third Class

Service Number: 328 59 27

Birth Date: April 22, 1920

From: Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Decorations: Purple Heart

Submarine: USS Corvina (SS-226)

Loss Date: November 16, 1943

Location: Just south of Truk

Circumstances: Probably sunk by Japanese submarine I-176

Remarks: William was born in Red Wing, Minnesota. Photo courtesy of Mary Mihovich. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS Corvina (SS-226)

On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS Corvina (SS-226)

Find a Grave Memorial: FC3 William Robert Busch (Honolulu Memorial)