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Caption:
Charleston, S.C. (Dec. 7, 2004) -- The guided missile destroyer USS
James E. Williams (DDG 95) enters the Cooper River prior to mooring on
board Naval Weapons Station Charleston, S.C. James E. Williams will be
commissioned Saturday, Dec. 11th, as the 45th Arleigh Burke-class
guided missile destroyer authorized by Congress. The ship honors
Boatswain’s 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. U.S. Navy photo by Bart Jackson
(RELEASED)
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