WILLIAM SHEPHERD BENSON
WASHINGTON, DC 1917
Rate/Rank
ADM Service Branch
USN 6/1873 - 9/1919
Born
09/25/1855MACON, GA
FIRST CNO - DECEASED 5/20/1932
COMMANDANT, PHILADELPHIA NAVY YARD
CO, USS UTAH BB-31
CHIEF OF STAFF, U.S. PACIFIC FLEET
CO, USS ALBANY CL-23
INSTRUCTOR, U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY, ANNAPOLIS, MD
USS DOLPHIN PG-24
ARMY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
NAVY DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL
GRAND CROSS OF ST. MICHAEL & ST. GEORGE (BRITIAN)
GRAND CROSS OF THE LEGION OF HONOR (FRANCE)
GRAND CROSS OF THE ORDER OF THE RISING SUN (JAPAN)
