WILLIAM TEPUNI

1941

Rate/Rank
LCDR

Service Branch

USN 00/1940 - 3/1945

Born
1915
SAN FRANCISCO, CA

KILLED IN ACTION - 3/21/1945 while flying with PVB-128 at Cebu City, Republic of the Philippines'

SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS

NAS ARGENTIA, NEWFOUNDLAND

PATROL SQUADRON EIGHTY-TWO VP-82

PATROL SQUADRON VBP-128

SIGNIFICANT AWARDS

DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (2) NAVY

AIR MEDAL (3) NAVY

PURPLE HEART NAVY

AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL NAVY

ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL NAVY

WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL NAVY