Crawford, Jr., William Henry, CDR

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Commander
Last Primary NEC
112X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Submarine Warfare
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1957-1958, 111X, USS Bushnell (AS-15)
Service Years
1938 - 1962
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Order of the Spanish Main
Order of the Shellback
Order of the Golden Dragon
Panama Canal
Commander Commander

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Year of Birth
1919
 
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Contact Info
Last Address
Portsmouth, RI
Date of Passing
Oct 13, 2012		  

 Official Badges 

WW II Honorable Discharge Pin US Navy Retired 20 US Navy Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Shellback Cold War Medal Order of the Golden Dragon


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
United States Naval Academy Alumni Association & FoundationSubmarine Veterans of WW IIRhode Island Base
  1941, United States Naval Academy Alumni Association & Foundation - Assoc. Page
  1962, Submarine Veterans of WW II - Assoc. Page
  2009, United States Submarine Veterans, Inc. (USSVI), Rhode Island Base (Member) (Rhode Island) - Chap. Page


  1957-1958, 111X, USS Bushnell (AS-15)

Commander

From Month/Year
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To Month/Year
- / 1958

Unit
USS Bushnell (AS-15) Unit Page

Rank
Commander
NEC
111X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Surface Warfare

Base, Station or City
Key West
State/Country
Florida
  
 
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 USS Bushnell (AS-15) Details

USS Bushnell (AS-15)

USS Bushnell (AP-15)






Fulton Class Submarine Tender:
  • Laid down, 23 December 1941, at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA
  • Launched, 14 September 1942
  • Commissioned USS Bushnell (AS-15), 10 April 1943, CDR. C. T. Bonney in command
  • During World War II USS Bushnell was assigned to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater
  • Decommissioned, 30 April 1948, at Mare Island Navy Yard
  • Recommissioned, 21 February 1953
  • Decommissioned, 30 June 1970, at Norfolk, VA.
  • Status changed in July 1975 to in service out of commission
  • Transferred to the Maritime Administration in August 1975 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, James River, Lee Hall, VA.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 November 1980
  • Final Disposition, sunk as a target, 1 June 1983
    Specifications:
    Displacement 9,734 t.(lt) 18,000 t. (fl)
    Length 530' 6"
    Beam 73' 4"
    Draft 23' 6"
    Speed 15.4 kts.
  • Complement
    Officers - 47
    Enlisted - 397
    Largest Boom Capacity 20 t.
    Armament (as built)
    four single 5"/38 dual purpose gun mounts
    four twin 40mm AA gun mounts
    Fuel Capacity - Diesel 26,000 Bbls
    Propulsion
    General Motors 16-248 Diesel electric engines
    single Fairbanks Morse Main Reduction Gear
    Ship's Service Generators
    three Diesel-drive 500Kw 450V A.C.
    one Diesel-drive 250Kw 450V A.C.
    twin propellers, 11,200shp

 

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Fulton-class
Strength
Tender/ Repair Ship

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YN Pierson, Al (USview, NTWS Chief Admin ), YN2 7732  
   

Last Updated: Oct 15, 2012
   
Memories For This Unit

Chain of Command
Executive Officer

Other Memories
Bushnell was recommissioned on 21 February 1952. After intensive training along the west coast, she departed for the Atlantic on 7 May. She transited the Panama Canal on 21 May and proceeded to Key West, Florida for duty with SubRon 12. Since that time, she operated at Key West, tending the boats of SubRon 12 and conducting brief periods of service at Norfolk and short cruises in the Caribbean.
   
   
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25 Members Also There at Same Time
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USS Bushnell (AS-15)
Dennis, Arthur Williams, CDR, (1947-1969) OFF 410X Lieutenant Commander
Burns, Fred, PO2, (1954-1957) QM QM-0304 Petty Officer Second Class
Mack, Paul, PO2, (1955-1959) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
McGrath, Donald, PO2, (1957-1961) IC IC-4720 Petty Officer Second Class
Mize, James, PO2, (1956-1962) EM EM-4650 Petty Officer Second Class
Smith, James, PO2, (1954-1958) MR MR-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Snodgrass, Richard E., PO2, (1948-1957) EOD EOD-5339 Petty Officer Second Class
Boston, John, PO3, (1957-1960) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Costello, Charles, PO3, (1955-1959) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
GORMAN, HUGH, PO3, (1955-1957) SF SF-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Graham, Daniel, PO2, (1958-1962) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Hudson, John, PO1, (1954-1963) EN EN-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Mankovich, John E., PO3, (1955-1961) SH SH-3111 Petty Officer Third Class
Merics, Roger, PO3, (1956-1959) ET ET-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Purcell, Ted, PO1, (1957-1977) CT CT-9186 Petty Officer Third Class
Yannacone, Emilio, PO3, (1954-1958) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
PARKER, LOUIS, SN, (1955-1959) 00 00E Seaman
Deets, Richard, FN, (1958-1962) BT BT-0000 Fireman
Deets, Richard, FN, (1958-1962) BT BT-0000 Fireman
Deets, Richard, FN, (1958-1962) BT BT-0000 Fireman
Stewart, John, PO1, (1958-1967) MM MM-4294 Fireman
Anderton, Jesse, DN, (1957-1961) DN DN-0000 Dentalman
Ballback, William, SA, (1955-1958) SA SA-0000 Seaman Apprentice
Brown, Cabe, PO1 Petty Officer Second Class
Kabay, Harold, PO2, (1956-1959) ET Petty Officer Second Class
Gilliland, Freddie, CWO4, (1956-1987) OFF Fireman
Doyle, David, LCDR, (1955-1986) Petty Officer Third Class

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