PORTER-WILLIAM
WILLIAM B. PORTER
Rate/Rank
LCDR
LCDR
Service Branch
USN 00/0000 - 00/0000
CO, USS CORSAIR SP-159
NAVY CROSS
WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL W/ESCORT CLASP
William B. Porter
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander William B. Porter, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. CORSAIR, engaged in the important, exacting, and hazardous duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies through waters infested with 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. Corsair
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret