WILLIAM K. RATLIFF
SAN DIEGO, CA 1959
Deceased
Rate/Rank
CAPT Service Branch
USN 2/1941 - 8/1968
Speciality
SURFACE WARFARE Born
04/27/1915WEST VIRGINIA
US NAVAL ACADEMY C'40, ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND
PEARL HARBOR, DEC 7, 1941
NAVAL BASE, 32ND ST. SAN DIEGO, CAL
CO/XO DESTROYERS IN THE PACIFIC
COMMODORE, DESTROYER SQUADRON (DESRON), TREASURE ISLAND, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL
4 BRONZE STARS W/ COMBAT 'V' 4
LEGION OF MERIT
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL
WWII VICTORY MEDAL
AMERICAN DEFENSE MED WITH STAR
PURPLE HEART
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
UNITED NATIONS MEDAL
ASIA PACIFIC W /BRONZE STAR MEDAL
REPUBLIC OF KOREA WAR SERVICE MEDAL
