William Henry Ashford, Jr., Papers, 1924-1978

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William Henry Ashford, Jr., Papers, 1924-1978

1924-1978

https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/0369

Papers (1924-1978, undated) including correspondence, inventories, research papers, reports, press releases, speeches, orders, awards, citations, certificates, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, publications, logbooks and miscellaneous.

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East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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East Carolina University. J.Y. Joyner Library

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William Frederick Halsey Jr. (October 30, 1882 – August 16, 1959) was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. He was called "Bill" by his family and friends and nicknamed "Bull" by the press. He is one of four individuals to have attained the rank of fleet admiral of the United States Navy, the others being Ernest King, William Leahy, and Chester W. Nimitz. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Halsey graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1904. He served in the Gr...