Background
Navas, William Antonio was born on December 15, 1942 in Mayaguez, P.R. Son of William Antonio Senior and Ethel Ines (Marin) Navas.
military officer civil engineer
Navas, William Antonio was born on December 15, 1942 in Mayaguez, P.R. Son of William Antonio Senior and Ethel Ines (Marin) Navas.
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, U. P.R., 1965; Master of Science in Engineering Management, U. Bridgeport, 1979.
Second in command. Lieutenant, United States Army, 1966; advanced through grades to major general, United States Army, 1990; served in, United States Army Corps of Engineers, 1966-1970; project engineer, Empresas Navas, Inc., Mayaguez, P.R., 1970-1972; partner, principal, Washington Navas Junior & Associations, Mayaguez, 1972-1980; director, Navas & Moreda, Inc., Mayaguez, 1973-1981; with, Interamerican Defense College, Washington, 1981-1982; director operations, P.R. Army National Guard, San Juan, 1982-1984, 84-87; commander, Engineer Task Force, Panama, 1984; deputy director, Army National Guard Bureau, Washington, since 1987; vice chief, National Guard Bureau, 1990; military executive research forces policy board, Office of Secretary of Defense, 1992-1994; deputy assistant secretary of defense, Office of Secretary of Defense, 1994-1995; director, Army National Guard, since 1995. Chairman Department of Army Hispanic Employment Commission, Washington, 1988.
Member National Guard Association of the United States (delegate 1980-1986), National Guard Association ofP.R., Society of America Military Engineers.
Married Wilda Margarita Cordova Navas, August 7, 1965. Children: William Antonio III, Gretchen Maria.