William C. Sloan Jr.
Jan 7, 1920 - Feb 12, 2010January 7, 1920 - February 12, 2010
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William C. Sloan Jr.
Jan 7, 1920 - Feb 12, 2010January 7, 1920 - February 12, 2010
Place of birth
Nashville, TN
Military service
Served in WWII in the Pacific theater in logistics
POW experience
Captured in April 1942, survived the Bataan Death March, and was held as a POW for forty-four months in Japanese prison camps
Witness to atomic bomb
Was an eye witness survivor of the atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki while imprisoned in Japan
Occupation
Retired from American Freightliners-Teamsters 480
Family
Preceded in death by parents, William Sr., Georgia Overton; Former wife, Margaret Wrenn Sloan; brothers, Howard & Russell; Grandson, Daryl Sloan. Survived by his loving wife, Mary Catherine Sloan; Sons, Ronnie (Ann) Sloan, Tom (Lynn) Sloan, Timmy Sloan, John and Michael Swift; Sisters, Marge (Norm) Rhodes & Rita (John) Carswell; Grandchildren; April, Wrenn, Lee, Amanda, Sean Swift; Great grandchildren, Braden, Ryan, & Harley.
Honors
Full Military Honors at his funeral service
Funeral arrangements
Visitation on Monday, February 15th at Woodlawn Funeral Home, funeral service on Tuesday, February 16th at 1p.m. at Woodlawn Funeral Home, 660 Thompson Lane, Nashville TN. 37204. Phone (615)383-4754.
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Born on January 7, 1920
Nashville, TN