World War II Honoree

William F. Asbury

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Rosamond, California

Honored By

Janet Ward Asbury

Relationship

Wife

ENTERED THE NAVY IN JULY 1943. BECAME AN OFFICER CANDIDATE IN THE NAVY'S V-12 PROGRAM AT BOTH ARIZONA STATE TEACHERS' COLLEGE AND THEN COLLEGE OF THE PACIFIC. RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION IN MARCH 1945, FOLLOWING LINE OFFICER TRAINING AT THE NAVAL RESERVE MIDSHIPMAN SCHOOL, FORT SCHUYLER, NEW YORK. BEGAN JAPANESE LANGUAGE TRAINEE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, AND THEN AT NAVY LANGUAGE SCHOOL AT OKLAHOMA A&M UNIVERSITY. AFTER V-J DAY, HE WAS SENT TO THE NAVAL STATION, GREEN COVE SPRINGS, FLORIDA, WHERE HE ASSISTED IN THE DECOMMISSIONING OF THE 16TH RESERVE FLEET. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN JULY 1946 AT JACKSONVILLE.