World War II Honoree

William W. Neely

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Tuscon, Arizona

Honored By

Dave Brewer

Relationship

Historian

GRADUATED FROM THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY CLASS OF 1941. ASSIGNED TO THE U.S. ARMY COASTAL ARTILLERY. ATTENDED ADVANCED TRAINING CLASSES AT MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND HARVARD. HELPED ESTABLISH THE FIRST RADAR PROTECTION OF THE U.S. ATLANTIC SEABOARD. SERVED ON GENERAL MACARTHUR'S STAFF IN NEW GUINEA AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. RETIRED AS A LIEUTENANT COLONEL.