Painter, William H.
Navy Seaman first class

William H. Painter from Greenville County Greenville, South Carolina .

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Friday, October 31, 1941
Death details: Died in the sinking of the destoryer USS Reuben James. A survivor said Jesse swam to his raft and “just went under.”

Source: Los Angeles Times (1941), The Item (1941)