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VADM WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE, USN
VADM WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE, USN


VADM WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE, USN
FLIGHT LOG ID: 498

Service Date In: 07/07/1947 Date of Birth: 01/13/1930
Service Date Out: 01/28/1986
Aviation Designation Naval Aviator
State/College Attended US Naval Academy
City, State Crownsville,MD

Highest Personnal Decoration or Award:
Dist. Service Medal

Theaters/Campaigns:
Korea, Vietnam

Aircraft:
F2H-3
F3H
F4H
F8U
FJ

Ship/Units/Deployments:
VF 193
VF-14
VF 143

Associations/Service Organizations:
Assn of Nav Av, Pres
Nat FtbalFdn/HallFam
Nat Colleg Athl Assn

Significant Achievements:
Graduated #1 in class, Naval Test Pilot School. 1st Nav Aviator to fly twice the speed of sound in a Navy plane (F8U-3 Crusader). POW in N. Vietnam from 1967-1973.

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