William Monroe Fetcher

1918 - 1942  (23 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	William Monroe Fetcher
  Born	2 Dec 1918	Winnetka, Cook, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	U.S. Navy Reserve
  	William was a communications officer aboard the USS Juneau (CL-52) which was torpedoed and sunk on 13 Nov 1942.
  		Naval Reserve Register. Naval Reserve Register
  		USS Juneau (CL-52) in New York Harbor, 11 February 1942. The USS Juneau (CL-52) was a United States Navy Atlanta-class light cruiser. On 12 November 1942 at the battle of Guadalcanal she was struck by a torpedo from a Japanese cruiser and severely damaged. She left the battle along with two other damaged cruisers. They were ambushed by a Japanese submarine. She was hit by two torpedoes. One of them struck the previously damaged area and the ship broke in two and sunk in just twenty seconds. 687 men were killed.
  Died	13 Nov 1942	Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands
  Buried	Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  	This is a cenotaph. His body was never recovered.
  		William Monroe Fetcher Headstone. William Monroe Fetcher Headstone.
  		Fetcher Plots. Fetcher Plots.
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. Leopold S Fetcher,   b. 19 Sep 1907, Winnetka, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 28 Sep 1948, Evanston, Cook, Illinois
  2. Edwin S Fetcher, Jr,   b. 9 Aug 1909, Illinois ,   d. 3 Jan 1994
  3. John R Fetcher,   b. Abt 1912, Illinois
  4. Miriam Fetcher,   b. Abt 1915, Illinois
  5. Lee S Fetcher,   b. Abt 1908
  Person ID	I26833	Nagel
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Edwin Stanton Fetcher, Sr,   b. 23 Feb 1871, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio ,   d. 19 Mar 1944, Winnetka, Cook, Illinois  (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Margaret Root,   b. 4 Oct 1883, Chicago, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 9 Dec 1941, Winnetka, Cook, Illinois  (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	22 Feb 1905	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  		Margaret Root Engaged. Chicago Tribune, Thursday, November 24, 1904, page 9.
  		Miss Margaret Root To Be Married. The Chicago Daily Tribune, Thursday, January 26, 1905 page 14.
  Family ID	F8601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Dec 1918 - Winnetka, Cook, Illinois Died - 13 Nov 1942 - Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands Buried - - Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  William M Fetcher Yearbook Photo. William M Fetcher Yearbook Photo.