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- William_R._Purnell abstract "Rear Admiral William Reynolds Purnell (6 September 1886 – 3 March 1955) was an officer in the United States Navy who served in World War I and World War II. A 1908 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he captained destroyers during World War I. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his role in protecting convoys against German submarines as commander of the USS Lamson.He was promoted to rear admiral in November 1941. During World War II, he was Chief of Staff of the ill-fated Asiatic Fleet at the start of the Pacific War. He later served as Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Materiel. He was the Navy representative on the Joint Committee on New Weapons and Equipment, and, from September 1942, the Navy representative on the Military Policy Committee, the three-man committee that oversaw the Manhattan Project. Purnell helped coordinate its activities with those of the Navy. In 1945, he travelled to Tinian as the representative of the Military Policy Committee, and coordinated preparations for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with senior Army and Navy commanders in the Pacific. He retired from the Navy in 1946 and died in 1955.".
- William_R._Purnell award Distinguished_Service_Medal_(United_States_Navy).
- William_R._Purnell award Navy_Cross.
- William_R._Purnell battle World_War_I.
- William_R._Purnell battle World_War_II.
- William_R._Purnell birthDate "1886-09-06".
- William_R._Purnell birthPlace Bowling_Green,_Missouri.
- William_R._Purnell birthYear "1886".
- William_R._Purnell deathDate "1955-03-05".
- William_R._Purnell deathPlace Palo_Alto,_California.
- William_R._Purnell deathYear "1955".
- William_R._Purnell militaryBranch United_States_Navy.
- William_R._Purnell restingPlace Golden_Gate_National_Cemetery.
- William_R._Purnell serviceEndYear "1946".
- William_R._Purnell serviceStartYear "1910".
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