ANSLEY-WILLIAM
WILLIAM F. ANSLEY
1956
Deceased
06/08/1994
Rate/Rank
CDR
CDR
Service Branch
USNR 10/1940 - 9/1945
USNR 11/1946 - 9/1948
USNR 9/1948 - 5/1974
Born
05/16/1914
PHILADELPHIA, PA
U.S. NAVY MEMORIAL PLANK OWNER
ENLISTED IN V-7 PROGRAM, CAMDEN, NJ
V-7 MIDSHIPMEN'S SCHOOL, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, IL
USS ARKANSAS BB-33
STAFF, COMMANDER BATTLESHIPS ATLANTIC/NORTH ATLANTIC CONVOYS - USS ARKANSAS BB-33 * USS TEXAS BB-35 * USS NORTH CAROLINA BB-55 * USS AUGUSTA CA-31 * USS SAN JUAN CL-54 (NORFOLK, VA * CASCO BAY, ME * NEWPORT, RI & ARGENTIA BAY, NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA)
PARTICIPATED IN INDIGO INVASION OF ICELAND ABOARD USS NEW YORK BB-34
PARTICIPATED IN TORCH INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA ABOARD USS TEXAS BB-35
USS ALABAMA BB-60
BRITISH HOME FLEET - PARTICIPATED IN ACTIONS THREATENING NORWAY & BARENTS SEA
U.S. PACIFIC FLEET - ACTIONS AT GILBERT ISLANDS * NAURU ISLAND * MARSHALL ISLANDS * TRUK CAROLINE ISLANDS & PALAU ISLANDS
USS SHANGRI-LA CV-38 - PRE-COMMISSIONING CREW
OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, OFFICERS' COMMUNICATIONS SCHOOL & ENLISTED MEN'S RADIO & SIGNAL SCHOOL, NAVAL TRAINING STATION, NEWPORT, RI
OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, ELECTRONIC WARFARE RESERVE CO. 4-1, 4TH NAVAL DISTRICT, PHILADELPHIA, PA
COMPTROLLER, NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, SAN DIEGO, CA & 6TH NAVAL DISTRICT, NAVAL BASE, CHARLESTON, SC
BATTALION STAFF, NAVAL RESERVE TRAINING CENTER, DAYTON, OH
NAVAL RESERVE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL W/STAR
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL W/STAR
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL W/3 STARS
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
