William Bryan King

Rate / Rank
UTCS CB

Birthdate
January 20 1931

Date of Death
September 26 2020

Branch
US Navy

Active Duty Service
July 16 1948 - November 1 1968

Conflicts & Campaigns

Korea; USS John R. Craig (DD-885) February 19, 1951 to September 24, 1951; Vietnam; MCB 7 April 12, 1966 to December 10, 1966, Vietnam; MCB 74 June 3, 1967 to February 12, 1968

Significant Duty Stations

US Naval Training Center, San Diego, California. July 1948 - February 1949 USS Evans (DD-754) May 1949 - September 1949 USS John R. Craig (DD-885) September 1949 - September 1951 USS Baltimore (CA-68) November 1951 - April 1953 USS Noa (DD- 841) August 1953 - January 1954 US Naval Station Adak, Alaska March 1954 - September - 1955 Camp David, Maryland November 1955 - July 1963 US Naval Station Sigonella, Sicily August 1963 - August 1965 NMCB 7 August 1965 - December 1966 NMCB 74 December 1966 - February 1968 US Naval Station, Washington, DC March 1968 - November 1968

Decorations & Citations

White House Service Badge; Presidential Service Badge; Navy Good Conduct Medal (six awards); China Service Medal; Navy Occupation Medal (Japan); National Defense Medal; Korean Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal Expert Rifleman Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; United Nations Service Medal; Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon MCB 74 July 5 1967 - July 31 1967;Republic of Korea Service Medal.

Notes

Born; Cairo, Georgia. Cairo High School Class of 1948. 1946 Class B Georgia State Football Champions. Member American Legion Post 122 Grady County. Burial; Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia. Founder of this website.