William George Duquette

1920 - 1944  (24 years)

• Name	William George Duquette
  Birth	14 Aug 1920	Manistique, SCHOOLCRAFT, Michigan
  Gender	Male
  Death	24 Oct 1944	East China Sea, Pacific Ocean
  Person ID	I42719	King/Roy
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry Duquette,   b. 15 Apr 1879, Fayette, DELTA, Michigan d. 17 Jun 1971, Manistique, SCHOOLCRAFT, Michigan (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Pearl Salina Salter,   b. 8 Jan 1895, Doyle, SCHOOLCRAFT, Michigan d. 11 Jul 1979, Manistique, SCHOOLCRAFT, Michigan (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	11 Nov 1913	Manistique, SCHOOLCRAFT, Michigan
  Documents » Slide Show		Federal Census 1940, Henry Duquette family 1 Manistique, SCHOOLCRAFT, Michigan
  		Federal Census 1940, Henry Duquette family 2 Manistique, SCHOOLCRAFT, Michigan
  		Marriage Record of Henry Duquette and Pearl Salter
  Family ID	F20167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Cenotaph for William George Duquette

  
  

  Histories

  William George Duquette Obit The Escanaba Daily Press Escanaba, Michigan · Thursday, June 28, 1945, p.9

  
  

• Notes

  Name: U.S., World War II American and Allied Prisoners of War, 1941-1946 Name William G Duquette Race White Residence Place Michigan, USA Report Date 16 Jun 1943 Latest Report Date 24 Oct 1944 Grade Seaman, first class Grade Notes General or Lieutenant General or Major General or Brigadier General or Master Sergeant or Admiral or Vice Admiral or Rear Admiral or Chief Petty Officer Permanent Appointment Arm or Service United States Navy Arm or Service Code United States Navy Area Served Southwest Pacific Theatre: Philippine Islands Detaining Country Japan Camp Philippines Unstated Philippines 14-121 Status Executed, Died in Ship's Sinking or Result of Ship Sinking, Shot While Attempting Escape POW Transport Ship October Sinking: Arisan Maru, 24 October 1944 Report Source Individual has been reported through sources considered official.