Timeline
Birth- Sept 6, 1916
1914 - 1918World War I- Age: 1 years
Branch
Navy
Conflict Period
World War I
Organization Code
NAVY
Organization
Navy
Served For
United States of America
Enlistment- Sept 6, 1917-Age: 1 years
1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 28 years
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Navy
Rank
Lieutenant Commander
Unit
Fighting Squadron Fifty One (VF-51)
WW2 Service Fact
Commanding Officer, Fighting Squadron Fifty-One (VF-51)
WW2 Service Fact
LT W E Lamb, USN, shot down at Laguna de Bay, Luzon, 22 SEP 1944. Joined guerrillas, and returned to Pearl Harbor by sub and transport plane, arriving 18 NOV 1944.
Service Number
O-85330
Award- Jun 19, 1944-Age: 28 years
Navy Cross
First Battle of the Philippine Sea
Navy Cross
Jun 19, 1944
First Battle of the Philippine Sea
Death- Oct 31, 2003-Age: 87 years
Unknown
Annapolis, MD
Other Facts
Gender
Male
Social Security Number
***-**-4701
Full Name
William Lamb