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Casualty Info
Home Town Chester, VA
Last Address Chester, VA
Casualty Date Jun 18, 1945
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Sea of Japan
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 3 (cenotaph)
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
The USS Bonefish (SS-223) was on a war patrol in the Sea of Japan with two other submarines. Her last communication was during a rendezvous on June 18, 1945. Captured Japanese records indicate that a Japanese vessel was sunk on June 19th and that during an intense counterattack a submarine was sunk with all hands. It is presumed that this was the USS Bonefish. Stewards Mate Epps was officially declared dead 15 July 1946.
Comments/Citation:
Service number: 9368716
Submarine war patrols: USS Bone fish (SS-223) - 7th and 8th
The information contained in this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
Name: William Henry Epps Race: Black Age: 19 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Place: Chester, Virginia, USA Birth Date: 14 Dec 1923 Residence Place: Chester, Virginia, USA Registration Date: 1942 Employer: M J Longest Weight: 150 Complexion: Light Brown Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Black Height: 5 10 Next of Kin: William Henry Epps
