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HALSEY-WILLIAM

WILLIAM  FREDERICK  "BULL" HALSEY JR.

Rate/Rank
FADM
Service Branch
USN 5/1904 - 3/1947
Speciality
NAVAL AVIATOR
Born
10/30/1882
ELIZABETH, NJ
DECEASED 8/20/1959
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
COMMANDER, CARRIER DIVISION 2
COMMANDER, SOUTH PACIFIC
COMMANDER, AIRCRAFT BATTLE FORCE
COMMANDER THIRD FLEET
COMMANDER, CARRIER DIVISION 1
CO, USS OBRIEN TORPEDO DESTROYER NO. 51
CO, USS SHAW DD-68
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
NAVY CROSS
NAVY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL (4)
ARMY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL W/DESTROYER CLASP
MEXICO SERVICE MEDAL
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL
SERVICE MEMORIES

William Frederick Halsey , Jr.

Date of birth: October 30, 1882
Date of death: 20-Aug-59
Burial location: Arlington, VA
Place of Birth: New Jersey, Elizabeth
Home of record: Virginia

After waiting two years for an appointment to the United States Naval Academy, William Halsey, son of a U.S. Navy Captain, decided to study medicine at the University of Virginia and then to get into the Navy as a doctor. He attended only one year, subsequently attended the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, graduating with the class of 1904. He never held the rank of Lieutenant, Junior Grade, as he was appointed a full Lieutenant after three years of service as an Ensign. Serving during World War II, Admiral "Bull" Halsey was promoted to Fleet Admiral in December 1945, and retired from active duty in March 1947.

AWARDS AND CITATIONS

Navy Cross

Awarded for actions during the World War I
 

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Commander William Frederick Halsey, Jr. (NSN: 0-5035), United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. O'Brien and the U.S.S. SHAW, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of patrolling the waters infested with enemy submarines and mines, in escorting and protecting vitally important convoys of troops and supplies through these waters and in offensive and defensive action, vigorously and unremittingly prosecuted against all forms of enemy naval activity during World War I.

Action Date: World War I

Service: Navy

Rank: Commander

Company: Commanding Officer

Division: U.S.S. O'Brien & U.S.S. Shaw

Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret