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J. William Sherar
LCDR · USN/USNR
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J. William Sherar
LCDR · USN/USNR
06/06/1952 – 06/01/1962
Service Details
School / Education
Loyola U./US Naval Academy
Pilot Designation
Command Pilot
Highest Designation
Legion of Merit
Service Years
06/06/1952 – 06/01/1962
Theaters of Service
Korean War
Aircraft Flown
Duty Assignments
Destroyer Watch Officer
USS Valley Forge
USS Antietam
Service Organizations
Navy League
Tailhook Assn.
Naval Academy Alumin Assn.
Colonial Wars Society
Sons of the Revolution
Achievements & Story
Dropped a Nagasaki Type Atom Bomb converted to an atomic depth charge to be used against the Russian submarine threat Flag LT & aide to RADM Thatch. Carrier Pilot day & night LSO JD Loyola Univ. COMHUKLANT LSO Organization-Full bio in Who's Who