ELMER "ROYCE" WILLIAMS
SAN DIEGO, CA 2023
Rate/Rank
CAPT Service Branch
USN 8/1943 - 9/1975
Speciality
NAVAL AVIATOR Born
04/04/1925WILMOT, SD
NAVAL AIR STATION, PENSACOLA, FL
FIGHTER TRAINING, NAVAL AIR STATION, OPA LOCKA, FL
SQUADRON VBF-81, USS PRINCETON CV-37
SQUADRON VBF-98, NAVAL AIR STATION, LOS ALAMITOS, CA
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, MONTEREY, CA
SQUADRON VF-784, NAVAL AIR STATION, MIRAMAR, CA
SQUADRON VF-781, USS ORISKANY CVA-34
COMMANDER, ATTACK CARRIER AIR WING 11, USS KITTY HAWK CVA-63
NAVY CROSS
LEGION OF MERIT W/COMBAT 'V'
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS (2)
BRONZE STAR
MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL (2)
AIR MEDAL (11)
NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL W/COMBAT 'V'
NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION W/GOLD STAR
MERITORIOUS UNIT COMMENDATION
