serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank article_title name
1942 united states navy north atlantic ocean 19 october 1942 franklin , pennsylvania united states of america naval '' armed guard detachment aboard ss '' steel navigator place of burial world war ii * battle of the atlantic 15 november 1918 seaman second class william j. yokes
 william john yokes
william j. yokes

william j. yokes -lrb- 1918 -- 1942 -rrb- was a united states navy sailor who distinguished himself during world war ii and was killed in action .
a u.s. navy high-speed transport was named for him .
