Baft, William Webster, BM1

Fallen

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Service Details

Final Rank
Petty Officer First Class

Last NEC
BM-0000-Coxswain

Last NEC Group
Boatswain's Mate

Primary Unit
1944-1945, BM-0000, Landing Craft Infantry (Large) (LCI(L)-974

Service Years
1942 - 1945

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Pennsylvania

Year of Birth
1911

This Military Service Page was created/owned by Henry W. Piel (Hank, KQ1V, VPA), RM2 to remember Baft, William Webster, BM1.

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Casualty Info

Home Town Tire Hill, PA	Last Address 908 Austin St Johnstown, PA

Casualty Date Jan 10, 1945
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered	Reason Gun, Small Arms Fire
Location Pacific Ocean	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Grandview Cemetery - Johnstown, Pennsylvania	Wall/Plot Coordinates (memorial marker)

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1944-1944, BM-0000, Landing Ship, Tank (LST-567)

From Month/Year March / 1944	To Month/Year April / 1944
Unit Landing Ship, Tank (LST-567) Unit Page
Rank Petty Officer Second Class	NEC BM-0000-Coxswain
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	Landing Ship, Tank (LST-567) Details
	Hull number LST-567
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Amphibious
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Mar 6, 2020

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