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LCDR J.  WILLIAM SHERAR, USN/USNR
LCDR J. WILLIAM SHERAR, USN/USNR


LCDR J. WILLIAM SHERAR, USN/USNR
FLIGHT LOG ID: 3324


Service Date In: 06/06/1952 Date of Birth: 09/27/1930
Service Date Out: 06/01/1962
Aviation Designation Command Pilot
State/College Attended Loyola U./US Naval Academy
City, State Covington,LA

Highest Personnal Decoration or Award:
Legion of Merit

Theaters/Campaigns:
Korean War

Aircraft:
S2F
AF
TBM
SNJ
T-34

Ship/Units/Deployments:
Destroyer Watch Officer
USS Valley Forge
USS Antietam

Associations/Service Organizations:
Navy League
Tailhook Assn.
Naval Academy Alumin Assn.
Colonial Wars Society
Sons of the Revolution

Significant Achievements:
Dropped a Nagasaki Type Atom Bomb converted to an atomic depth charge to be used against the Russian submarine threat Flag LT & aide to RADM Thatch. Carrier Pilot day & night LSO JD Loyola Univ. COMHUKLANT LSO Organization-Full bio in Who's Who


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