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Parents		William Thomas Purnell + Jane McClelland Baker
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Joseph PurnellFEB 1857 -- 15 APR 1923avatar
Medora F. Reynolds1863 -- 24 FEB 1940avatar
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William Reynolds Purnell

William Reynolds7 Purnell

Birth6 SEP 18867
 
Educ.1908
 
Annapolis, Naval Academy
Navy1909USS Pennsylvania (ACR4)
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Navy19114 USS Vicksburg (PG11), Ensign
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Navy19155 USS Delaware (BB28), Lieutenant
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Navy19166 USS Rowan (DD64), Lieutenant
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Navy1917-19186 USS Patterson (DD36), Lt Commander
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Navy1917-19186 USS Lamson (DD18), Lt Commander
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Navy1918-19196 USS Montgomery (DD121), Lt Commander
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Navy19262 USS Huron (CA9), Lt Commander
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Navy1934-19366 USS Cuyama (AO3), Commander
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Navy1938-19396 USS New Orleans (CA32), Rear Admiral
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USA Navy / Rear Admiral / World War II
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Navy Cross
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Death5 MAR 19557
 
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Aged: 68.5 years
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  • USS Delaware (BB28)
  • Annapolis, Naval Academy
 
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Sources
  1. Findagrave William Reynolds Purnell
  2. Book: Navy directory, officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 1926; ➤
  3. Book: Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers, 1909; ➤
  4. Book: Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers, 1911; ➤
  5. Book: Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers, 1915; ➤
  6. Website: NavSource Naval History; ➤
  7. Website: Family Search Trees; ➤
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