Service Number: 542137

Marine Corps Regular

Enlisted: (unknown)

Platoon: Rifle

Hometown: San Antonio, TX

Next Of Kin: Parents, Robert & Ethel Corby

Born: about 1925
Died:

Campaigns Served: Iwo Jima (wounded)
Highest Rank Attained: Private First Class
Decorations: Purple Heart

William Corby joined Baker Company, 24th Marines, after the battle of Tinian. He was a demolitions specialist.

Corby was wounded and evacuated from Iwo Jima on February 25, 1945.