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Personal Details
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Home State
New York | |
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Year of Birth
1921 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Sheila Rae Myers, HM3
to remember
Hawkins, William Paul, BM2c.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
New York, NY |
Last Address
New York, NY
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Casualty Date
Aug 06, 1945 |
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Cause
Hostile-Body Not Recovered |
Reason
Other Explosive Device |
Location
Pacific Ocean |
Conflict
World War II |
Location of Interment
Manila American Cemetery and Memorial - Manila, Philippines |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
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Last Known Activity
USS Bullhead (SS-332) began her third and final patrol on 31 July 1945. The last contact with the boat was on 2 August. Post war Japanese records show that a plane depth charged and presumably sunk an American Submarine on 6 August, the same day the Atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Boatswain's Mate Second Class Hawkins was listed as Missing in Action and officially declared dead 23 August 1946.
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Comments/Citation
Service number: 2245938
Submarine war patrols:
USS Barracuda (SS-163) - 5th and 6th
USS Bullhead (SS-332) - 1st through 3rd
The information contained in this profile was compiled from various internet sources.
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2018
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Last Updated: Jan 28, 2019 |
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