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William
A.
Sessions

Home:

Great Neck

, 

New York

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Commander [then Lieutenant Commander]

    Division:

    U.S.S. Gandy

    Action Date:

    April 16, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 362 (April 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Commander [then Lieutenant Commander] William A. Sessions, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. GANDY, in sinking a German submarine on 16 April 1944.