Downes, Willard Merrill

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Date of birth:: July 25th, 1898
Date of death:: February 1st, 1978
Nationality:: American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Rear Admiral
6 December 1944 - 31 August 1945: U.S.S. Boise (CL 47)

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Legion of Merit - US Military

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Awarded on:: April 1945

"Captain Willard Merrill Downes, 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 Chief of Staff Officer, Brisbane, Australia, during World War II."

Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 337

Sources

- Valor awards for Willard Merrill Downes
- Captain Willard Merrill Downes of the US Navy (USN) - Allied Warship Commanders of WWII - uboat.net
- https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr

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