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William Glen Nitz

Birth	:	24 Nov 1918 Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	10 Dec 1941 Philippines
Burial	:	Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk, Madison County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0407982, -97.4289017
Plot	:	Section C
Description	:	US NAVY WORLD WAR II Storekeeper 3rd Class William G. Nitz MIA/KIA Hometown: Nebraska Ship: USS Otus Service # Awards: Purple Heart Captain: Mission Date: 10-Dec-41 Location: Cause: Storekeeper Nitz Does not appear on tablets of missing Manila American Cemetery Philippines. It appears as though his body was discovered identified and returned to the United States. Abridged Obituary - The Oakdale Sentinel, Thursday, January 19, 1950 William Glen NITZ Committal services for William Glen Nitz, storekeeper, third class, U. S. Navy, who was killed in action December 10, 1941, were held in Prospect Hill cemetery at Norfolk Monday. Rev. C. T. Hayes was in charge. He was the son... Read More	US NAVY WORLD WAR II Storekeeper 3rd Class William G. Nitz MIA/KIA Hometown: Nebraska Ship: USS Otus Service # Awards: Purple Heart Captain: Mission Date: 10-Dec-41 Location: Cause: Storekeeper Nitz Does not appear on tablets of missing Manila American Cemetery Philippines. It appears as though his body was discovered identified and returned to the United States. Abridged Obituary - The Oakdale Sentinel, Thursday, January 19, 1950 William Glen NITZ Committal services for William Glen Nitz, storekeeper, third class, U. S. Navy, who was killed in action December 10, 1941, were held in Prospect Hill cemetery at Norfolk Monday. Rev. C. T. Hayes was in charge. He was the son of William A. NITZ, now of Long Pine. He was born November 24, 1918 at Fremont. He attended school in Oakdale and graduated with the class of 1938. He attended Wayne College and enlisted in the Navy on September 20, 1939. He was assigned to the USS Otis and was serving temporarily at the supply depot at Cavite, P. I., when the Japs attacked it. He was reported missing in action December 10, 1941, after an enemy air raid on the supply depot at Cavite. He was officially reported dead November 26, 1945. His father, a sister Mrs. Carl (Hope) OLSON of Creighton, and other relatives survive him. His mother died in December 1945. -------------------------------------------------------- Assigned to the Asiatic Fleet as a submarine tender, she was anchored in Mariveles Harbor, Philippine Islands, on 7 December 1941. On 10 December 1941 she was slightly damaged during the Japanese air raid on the Cavite Navy Yard, when several bombs landed near her starboard side. Not wanting to risk one of the few tenders in his command, Admiral Hart, Commander Asiatic Fleet ordered Otus to leave the Philippines. Departing 10 December she arrived at Port Darwin, Australia on 28 December. Remaining at Port Darwin through January 1942 Otus steamed to Java and Trincomalee, Ceylon, during February and the first part of March. She returned to Australia on 10 March, where she tended submarines at Fremantle until departing for the United States on 25 July. Arriving Mare Island Naval Shipyard 24 August, Otus underwent an extensive overhaul until 23 January 1943. After a brief stop at Pearl Harbor she returned to Australia 22 February where she remained, steaming from port to port as the demand for her services dictated, until 1 September. From September 1943 until December 1944 Otus served at four different sites in New Guinea furnishing tender services for escort vessels, minecraft, and amphibious craft as well as submarines. Departing Hollandia Bay 25 December, Otus arrived at San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf, Philippines on 6 January 1945 and commenced providing routine upkeep and emergency repairs to the ships of the Southwest Pacific Area. On 25 June 1945 her classification was changed to ARG–20 (Repair Ship, Internal Combustion Engines). On 1 December 1945 Otus left San Pedro Bay en route to Portland, Oregon. Arriving 2 January 1946, she was assigned the duty of deactivating vessels. She carried out this work at both Portland and Astoria until 29 June 1946, when she steamed to Seattle to commence inactivation overhaul. Otus decommissioned 20 August 1946 and was sold the following day. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 25 September 1946. In 1970 she was at Olympia, Washington with the National Defense Reserve Fleet. The ship was finally sold for scrap, 2 November 1970, to Zidell Explorations Inc. of Portland, OR. Otus received one battle star for service in World War II.

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William Glen Nitz's memorial is located at: Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk, Madison County, USA.
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William Glen Nitz death on 10 Dec 1941 in Philippines
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Latitude: 42.0407982
Longitude: -97.4289017

Family Members:

Parent

William Nitz

(1894 - 1967)

Viola Hanen Nitz

(1896 - 1945)

Siblings

Hope E. Nitz Olsen

(1919 - 2011)

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