Rank/Rate: Fire Controlman, Second Class

Service Number: 640 16 17

Birth Date: February 5, 1921

From: Rossville, Georgia

Decorations: Purple Heart

Submarine: USS Swordfish (SS-193)

Loss Date: January 12, 1945

Location: Near Yaku Island off Kyushu, Japan

Circumstances: Lost at sea, cause unknown

Remarks: William was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Information courtesy of George O. Meacham, Jr., cousin, via Reid Kimbrough. Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

NavSource, Submarine Photo Archive for the USS Swordfish (SS-193)

On Eternal Patrol list of men lost on the USS Swordfish (SS-193)

Find a Grave Memorial: FC2 William Thomas Meacham (Honolulu Memorial)