| Birth: | Apr. 23, 1913
Covington
Tipton County
Tennessee, USA | | Death: | Mar. 19, 1999
Rancho Santa Fe
San Diego County
California, USA | 
United States Navy Admiral. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1937 and became an aviator in 1940. During World War II he flew combat missions over Italy, southern France, Iwo Jima and Okinawa for which he was earned the Navy Cross and six Distinguished Flying Crosses. He was the commander of Carrier Division 7 and later, the air forces of the Seventh Fleet during the Vietnam War. He was the Chief of United States Naval Forces in Europe from 1971 until his retirement in 1974. (bio by: Bill Heneage)
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Spouse:
Donnie May Godwin Bringle (1915 - 2006)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for William Bringle | | | Burial:
United States Naval Academy Cemetery
Annapolis
Anne Arundel County
Maryland, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Bill Heneage
Record added: Oct 23, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6873712 |
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