HATCH-WILLIAM
WILLIAM GIBB B. HATCH
CAPT
William Gibb B. Hatch Date of birth: November 12, 1890
Date of death: May 11, 1983
William Hatch graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1913. He retired as a U.S. Navy Captain.
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the World War IThe President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander William Gibb B. Hatch, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession in Command of the U.S.S. DECATUR, engaged in the important, exacting, and hazardous duty of escorting troops and cargo ships through waters infested by enemy submarines and mines, during World War I.
Action Date: World War I
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Company: Commanding Officer
Division: U.S.S. Decatur
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret