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Richard Beebe Williams (1914)
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World War II
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US Navy
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Military
From Hometown Heroes
U.S. Navy Casualties
Bill's story from FALLEN SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF SOUTH DAKOTA PROJECT
Richard Beebe "Bill" Williams
Two South Dakota sailors may have crossed paths on the Luzon and at Cabanatuan.
Story of the Oryoku Maru
Info about Oryoku Maru
Links to photos of Oryoku Maru
Survivor Story -- Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Hell Ships
POW record from ancestry.com
Bill's Burial websites
More POW records
See Also
Robert Ryan's story of POW camps and the Oryoku Maru
American POWs on Japanese Ships Take a Voyage into Hell
SEE ALL OF HIS FOLD3 PROFILES
U.S. Naval Academy Virtual Memorial Hall website
POW Medal
See all 3 memorials on FOLD3
Oryoku Maru Story
Bilibid
Military
From Hometown Heroes
U.S. Navy Casualties
Bill's story from FALLEN SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF SOUTH DAKOTA PROJECT
Richard Beebe "Bill" Williams
Two South Dakota sailors may have crossed paths on the Luzon and at Cabanatuan.
Story of the Oryoku Maru
Info about Oryoku Maru
Links to photos of Oryoku Maru
Survivor Story -- Sioux Falls Argus Leader
Hell Ships
POW record from ancestry.com
Bill's Burial websites
More POW records
See Also
Robert Ryan's story of POW camps and the Oryoku Maru
American POWs on Japanese Ships Take a Voyage into Hell
SEE ALL OF HIS FOLD3 PROFILES
U.S. Naval Academy Virtual Memorial Hall website
POW Medal
See all 3 memorials on FOLD3
Oryoku Maru Story
Bilibid
