041211-N-0376J-002 Charleston, (Dec. 11, 2004) Ð Mrs. Elaine Williams, sponsor of the guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), bows her head during a commissioning ceremony at the Naval Weapons Station in Charleston, The ship honors BoatswainÕs Mate 1st Class James E. Williams, the Navy's highest decorated enlisted Sailor, having been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery and leadership in 1966 while serving as patrol boat captain and patrol commander of River Patrol Boat (PBR) 105 on the Mekong River, Republic of Vietnam. James E. Williams was commissi
041211-N-0376J-002 Charleston, (Dec. 11, 2004) Ð Mrs. Elaine Williams, sponsor of the guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), bows her head during a commissioning ceremony at the Naval Weapons Station in Charleston, The ship honors BoatswainÕs Mate 1st Class James E. Williams, the Navy's highest decorated enlisted Sailor, having been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery and leadership in 1966 while serving as patrol boat captain and patrol commander of River Patrol Boat (PBR) 105 on the Mekong River, Republic of Vietnam. James E. Williams was commissioned Saturday, Dec. 11th, as the 45th Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer authorized by Congress. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 2nd Class Kimara Johnson (RELEASED) US Navy 041211-N-0376J-002 Mrs. Elaine Williams, sponsor of the guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), bows her head during a commissioning ceremony
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