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William J. Pattison : ウィキペディア英語版 | William J. Pattison
William J. Pattison (1921–1943) was a United States Navy sailor killed in action during World War II who received a posthumous Navy Cross for his actions. ==Biography== William Joseph Pattison was born at Long Island City in Queens, New York on 15 January 1921. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on 23 August 1939 at Indianapolis, Indiana.〔The ''Dictionary of Naval Fighting Ships'' provides identical birth dates and locations and identical enlistment dates and locations for both William J. Pattison (at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/w8/william_j_pattison.htm) and Merton B. Myers (at http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/m16/myers.htm), both of whom died at the same time in the ''Karin'' boarding attempt. This almost impossible coincidence in both date and place of birth, of enlistment, and of death in action suggests that the ''Dictionary of Naval Fighting Ships'' is in error concerning some or all of this information for one or both men. Other sources merely repeat the ''Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships'' entries and are of no assistance in clearing up the matter.〕 A conscientious sailor, Pattison advanced steadily in rating and, at least once, was meritoriously promoted. By the beginning of 1943, he had reached the rank of signalman third class and was serving in the destroyer USS ''Eberle'' (DD-430) in the South Atlantic Ocean. On 10 March 1943, ''Eberle'' encountered the German blockade runner ''Karin'', which was flying the Dutch flag. The task group commander, Rear Admiral O. M. Read, ordered ''Eberle'' to ignore ''Karin''s Allied flag and board her. Pattison was one of the 14 men chosen from ''Eberle''s complement to board ''Karin'' before ''Karin''s crew could scuttle her and was the second American to reach ''Karin''s deck. In spite of rising flames and explosions, Pattison performed his salvage duties, primarily by maintaining contact with ''Eberle'' while his colleagues searched for demolition charges. While executing his duty, Pattison was killed by the explosion of one of the German demolition charges.
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