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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William D. Counts

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Bluefield, West Virginia

Honored By

Nancy Ventura

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

LIEUTENANT COMMANDER. SERVED IN THE U.S. NAVY AS A PILOT, NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, AND INTERPRETER OF GERMAN. AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY IN ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND (CLASS OF 1945), WAS SENT TO SAIPAN IN THE PACIFIC AS A PILOT. AFTER WAR, WAS SENT TO GERMANY TO HELP ORGANIZE. MARRIED AT OUR LADY OF VICTORY IN SAIPAN. BURIED AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.