Stabb, William
- Service number:
- D/J.113899
- Nationality:
- British
Biography
William Stabb was Chief Coxswain of the submarine Tune during Operation Frankton. Stabb reached the rank of Petty Officer. He wrote a post-war article named "Operation Frankton". Copies of this article are with the Royal Navy Submarine Museum.
?: Petty Officer
?: Acting Chief Petty Officer
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Distinguished Service Medal (DSM)
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Petty Officer
- Unit:
- HMS Tuna (N94), Royal Navy
- Awarded on:
- June 15th, 1943
- Period:
- Second World War (1939-1945)
- Rank:
- Acting Chief Petty Officer
- Unit:
- HMS Tuna (N94), Royal Navy
- Awarded on:
- April 18th, 1944
Sources
- - Ashown, P., A Brilliant Little Operation - The Cockleshell Heroes and The Most Courageous Raid of World War 2 (2013)
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36055/supplement/2737/data.pdf
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36474/supplement/1776/data.pdf
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