World War II Honoree

William E. Foley

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Boston, Massachusetts

Honored By

Mary A. Foley

Relationship

Wife

ENTERED U.S. NAVY, JULY 1941. DISCHARGED JANUARY 1947. USS TUSCALOOSA; PRE WAR CONVOY TO RUSSIA. USS CLEVELAND (CL-55) TO FEDALA, FRENCH MOROCCO. NOVEMBER 1942 TO MAY 1943; SOLOMON ISLANDS, NORTH AFRICA, BATTLE OF AUGUSTA BAY, PHILIPPINE SEA. CAPTURE AND OCCUPATION; PALAU ISLAND, TINIAN AND GUAM. OCTOBER TO NOVEMBER 1942; NORTH AFRICA. DECEMBER 1942 TO DECEMBER 1945; SOUTH PACIFIC. SUMMER OF 1945; 3RD FLEET OPERATION AGAINST JAPAN. RECEIVED NAVY UNIT CITATION AND 13 BATTLE STARS. PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR PHILIPPINE ISLANDS CAMPAIGN. NINETEEN BOMBARDMENTS AGAINST ENEMY PLANES, ASSISTS ON ENEMY SHIPS.