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William
Stanley
MIA (WWII) KIA

Home:

Philadelphia

, 

Pennsylvania

Buried: 

Honolulu

, 

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial of the Pacific Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Fighting Bombing Squadron 87 (VFB-87)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Ticonderoga

    Action Date:

    May 17 – July 28, 19i45
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 355 (October 1946) & Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 356 (November 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign William Stanley (NSN: 0-407117), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Bomber-Fighter in Fighting-Bombing Squadron EIGHTY-SEVEN (VFB-81), Air Group 87, embarked in U.S.S. TICONDEROGA over the Inland Sea from 17 May 1945 to 28 July 1945.