AMM1/c William Adler Josen
Born: 10 February 1913 – Chicago, Illinois
Parents: William A. Josen & Laurel Smith-Josen
Siblings: 1 sister
Home:
– 803 West Boulevard – Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1932
Wife: Maben Chapman-Josen
Children: 1 son
Note: William was living at 656 A Avenue, Coronado, California, when he joined the Navy
Enlisted:
– 1941 – California
Serial Number: 336 76 10
Training:
– San Diego Naval Training Center
Rank: Aviation Machinist Mate First Class
– trained as a machine gunner
Ship: U.S.S. Yorktown
Engagements:
– Air Raid – Tulagi Harbor – Solomon Islands
– Battle of the Coral Sea
Killed in Action:
– 8 May 1942
– Battle of Coral Sea
– a bomb from Japanese plane penetrated deck and exploded
– 66 sailors killed or wounded
Buried:
– at Sea
Memorial:
– Tablets of the Missing
– American Military Cemetery, Manila, Philippine Islands
Medals:
– Purple Heart
