WILLIAM GARDNER "TED" WHITE
Deceased
Rate/Rank
LTJG
Service Branch
USNR 6/1942 - 9/1944
Born
02/25/1918MINNESOTA
KILLED IN ACTION WHEN PLANE SHOT DOWN. PILOT WAS FUTURE PRESIDENT GEORGE H. W..BUSH.
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
TORPEDO SQUADRON FIFTH-ONE VT-51
USS SAN JACINTO CVL-30
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
PURPLE HEART NAVY
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON NAVY
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL NAVY
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL NAVY
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL NAVY