1918 - 1942 (23 years) Submit Photo / Document
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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. |
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Naval Reserve Register. Naval Reserve Register |
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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.
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William Monroe Fetcher Headstone. William Monroe Fetcher Headstone. |
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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 | |
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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 |
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Margaret Root Engaged. Chicago Tribune, Thursday, November 24, 1904, page 9. |
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Miss Margaret Root To Be Married. The Chicago Daily Tribune, Thursday, January 26, 1905 page 14. |
Family ID |
F8601 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 2 Dec 1918 - Winnetka, Cook, Illinois |
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| Died - 13 Nov 1942 - Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands |
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| Buried - - Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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