WILLIAM CHARLES "BILL" NEEL

Deceased

Rate/Rank
RADM

Service Branch

USN 6/1954 - 7/1984

Speciality

SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER

Born
10/13/1930
ROCHESTER, NY

SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS

USS ENGLISH DD-696 * STAFF, COMMANDER MILITARY ADVISORY GROUP JAPAN

STAFF, NUCLEAR POWER SCHOOL, IDAHO FALLS, ID * USS BAINBRIDGE

GENERAL ELECTRIC DLGN PROTOTYPE, WEST MILTON, NY * XO, USS BENJAMIN STODDERT DDG-22

CHIEF ENGINEER, USS ENTERPRISE CVN-65 * CO, USS COCHRANE DDG-21

CO, USS SOUTH CAROLINA CGN-37 * COMMANDER, CRUISER DESTROYER GROUP ONE

DEPUTY COMMANDER U.S. NAVAL FORCES EUROPE

SIGNIFICANT AWARDS

LEGION OF MERIT

MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL

NAVY COMMENDATION MEDAL

COMBAT ACTION RIBBON