WILLIAM  CHARLES "BILL"  NEEL

Deceased
Rate/Rank
RADM
Service Branch
USN 6/1954 - 7/1984
Speciality
SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER
Born
10/13/1930
ROCHESTER, NY
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
USS ENGLISH DD-696 * STAFF, COMMANDER MILITARY ADVISORY GROUP JAPAN
STAFF, NUCLEAR POWER SCHOOL, IDAHO FALLS, ID * USS BAINBRIDGE
GENERAL ELECTRIC DLGN PROTOTYPE, WEST MILTON, NY * XO, USS BENJAMIN STODDERT DDG-22
CHIEF ENGINEER, USS ENTERPRISE CVN-65 * CO, USS COCHRANE DDG-21
CO, USS SOUTH CAROLINA CGN-37 * COMMANDER, CRUISER DESTROYER GROUP ONE
DEPUTY COMMANDER U.S. NAVAL FORCES EUROPE
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
LEGION OF MERIT 
MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL 
NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL 
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON