William B. May served as CO of submarine chaser SC 292, one of 25 submarine chasers built at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington.
SC 292 was commissioned at Puget Sound on 27 March 1918, and was assigned to the Third Naval District, engaged in patrol duties along the east coast of the U.S.
This set shows photos of ports and scenes along the east coast of the U.S.