Duvall, William Howard, RDML

Deceased

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Service Details

Final Rank
Rear Admiral Lower Half

Last Designator Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1948-1949, USS Juneau (CL-119)

Service Years
1925 - 1954

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Personal Details

Home State

Virginia

Year of Birth
1903

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Contact Info

Home Town Lorton, VA	Last Address Alexandria, VA
Date of Passing Feb 14, 1984
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates 13 5531

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1984, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2020, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2020, WWII Memorial National Registry - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Other Comments:

Legion of Merit
Awarded for Actions During World War II
Service: Navy
Rank: Captain
General Orders: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 355 (October 1946)
Citation: (Synopsis) Captain William H. Duvall, 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 Commander Atlantic Escort Fleet engaged in escort of trans-Atlantic Convoys during World War II.

1925-1926, USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)

From Month/Year - / 1925	To Month/Year - / 1926
Unit USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) Unit Page
Rank Ensign	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) Details
	Pennsylvania Class Battleship: Displacement 31,400 Tons, Dimensions, 608' 6" (oa) x 97' 1" x 29' 10" (Max).Armament 12 x 14"/45 14 x 5"/51, 4 x 3"/50 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 13 1/2" Belt, 18" Turrets, 3" +2" Decks, 16" Conning Tower. Machinery, 31,500 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws. Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 915. Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Newport News, Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA., October 27, 1913. Launched 16 March 1915. Commissioned June 12, 1916. Decommissioned August 29, 1946. Stricken February 19, 1948. Fate: Target During Atomic Bomb Tests, Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands. Scuttled off Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, February 10, 1948.
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Pennsylvania-class	Strength Battleship
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Jan 20, 2020

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11 Members Also There at Same Time

USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)

Spore, James Sutherland T., CDR, (1904-1935)	OFF		Lieutenant Commander
Doan, Henry Carpenter, CAPT, (1920-1953)	OFF		Ensign
McClusky, Clarence Wade, RADM, (1926-1956)	OFF	00X	Ensign
Ziegemeier, Henry Joseph, RADM, (1890-1930)			Rear Admiral Upper Half
Ziegemeier, Henry Joseph, RADM, (1890-1930)			Rear Admiral Upper Half
Ziegemeier, Henry Joseph, RADM, (1890-1930)			Rear Admiral Upper Half
Pratt, William Veazie, ADM, (1886-1933)			Rear Admiral Lower Half
Hutchins, Carlton Barmore, LT, (1926-1938)			Ensign
Maher, Arthur, RDML, (1923-1953)			Ensign
Burlingame., Archie, S1c, (1923-1943)	S1c	S1c-0000	Seaman First Class
Dalton, Nat, PO1, (1921-1955)			Seaman First Class
Otto, Leon, LCDR, (1925-1953)	FC	FC-0000	Seaman First Class
Hadley, Hugh William, CDR, (1922-1942)			Lieutenant Junior Grade