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SN Bill Saunders

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SN Bill Saunders Veteran

Birth
Death
11 Jan 1946 (aged 24)
At Sea
Burial
Blackwell, Nolan County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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SI US Navy
WWII
Served aboard the submarine USS Scorpion
On 5 January 1944 USS Sorpion (Cdr.M. G.Schmidt)
attemped to rendezvous with sister ship USS Herring
to tranfer an injured crew member. Heavy seas prevented
the transfer. The Scorpion continued west. She was
never heard from again and is assumed to be a victim
of a Japanese mine, she was declared lost 6 March 1944.
The lost date is a approximate date.
2 brothers James Howard and Rex Darby both served
in the Navy WWII.
Clara SoRelle Perry
SI US Navy
WWII
Served aboard the submarine USS Scorpion
On 5 January 1944 USS Sorpion (Cdr.M. G.Schmidt)
attemped to rendezvous with sister ship USS Herring
to tranfer an injured crew member. Heavy seas prevented
the transfer. The Scorpion continued west. She was
never heard from again and is assumed to be a victim
of a Japanese mine, she was declared lost 6 March 1944.
The lost date is a approximate date.
2 brothers James Howard and Rex Darby both served
in the Navy WWII.
Clara SoRelle Perry


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  • Created by: Sandi
  • Added: May 30, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14451418/bill-saunders: accessed ), memorial page for SN Bill Saunders (27 Jun 1921–11 Jan 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14451418, citing Blackwell Cemetery, Blackwell, Nolan County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Sandi (contributor 46843765).