Ed Gein graduated in Plainfield, Wisconsin.
USS W. L. Messick -LRB- SP-322 -RRB- was a minesweeper that served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919 .. minesweeper. Minesweeper ( ship ). United States Navy. United States Navy. W. L. Messick was a wooden-hulled , screw steamer built in 1911 at Norfolk , Virginia , by Smith and McCoy .. hulled. Hull ( watercraft ). steamer. steamboat. Norfolk. Norfolk, Virginia. Virginia. Virginia. Smith and McCoy. Smith and McCoy. The U.S. Navy purchased her on 7 April 1917 from Joseph H. Bellows of Reedville , Virginia , for World War I service .. Virginia. Virginia. Reedville. Reedville, Virginia. World War I. World War I. Commissioned as USS W. L. Messick on the same day and classified as SP-322 , she was assigned to the 5th Naval District and served as a minesweeper in the Virginia Capes area for the duration of World War I .. minesweeper. Minesweeper ( ship ). Virginia. Virginia. World War I. World War I. Commissioned. Ship commissioning. 5th Naval District. 5th Naval District. Virginia Capes. Virginia Capes. She was subsequently decommissioned and sold on 27 August 1919 to her former owner. decommissioned. Ship decommissioning