Background
RICHARDSON, William Augustus was born on June 14, 1886 in Bristol, Tennessee, United States. Son of H. E. and Rhoda (Tartar) Richardson.
RICHARDSON, William Augustus was born on June 14, 1886 in Bristol, Tennessee, United States. Son of H. E. and Rhoda (Tartar) Richardson.
University of Tennessee, 2 years. Bristol, Tennessee High School. United States Naval Academy.
Past Midshipman, United States Ship Connecticut, Signal Midshipman, Admiral Schroeder’s Staff, 1910-1911. United States Ship Tacoma, Landing Force at Bluefields, Nic. 1912; awarded first Nicaraguan Corntrain Meda Central American Patrol, United States Ship Arkansas, Assistant Fire Control Officer, 1913.
United States Ship Arkansas, landed at Vera Cruz in charge of Field Piece and Machine Guns, 1914. United States Ship Parker, Gunnery, Executive, 1914-1916. Sailed to war zone on United States Ship Parker as Executive Officer.
Made 18 submarine contacts and picked up survivors. Received Navy Cross; received Silver Star Citation for work when United States Ship Parker was in collision with HMS Engardine. Thanked by House of Commons for rescue of survivors of torpedoed hosp. ship Glennart Castle.
Commanded first 12 submarine chasers operating in English Channel. Developed destroyer depth $Tharge barrage, 1917. Commanded United States Ship Tnppe, made four submarine contacts, 1917.
Ordered to command United States Ship Buchanan, 1918. Gymnasium Officer, A86t. Football Coach, United States Naval Academy.
1919-1921. Ordered to San Diego in command of Division. 33, Squadron 11, Reserve Destroyers and S. P. Lee. Command United States Ship William Jones, 1922.
Gunnery Officer, United States Ship Pennsylvania, 1923-1924. Drill Officer, Naval Training Station, San Diego, California, 1925. United States Naval Academy, Assistant Gym.
Officer, Football Representative, 1925-1927. Executive Officer, United States Ship Denver, landing force on West Coast of Nicaragua. Received Campaign ribbon, 1928.
Executive Officer, United States Ship Denver, 1929-1930.
Member: Pi Kappa Alpha. Clubs: Army and Navy (Washington, District of Columbia), Gibson Is. (Baltimore, Maryland), Annapolitan (Annapolis, Maryland), Century, Panama, Panama Union (Panama).
Spouse Eileen V. Richardson, November 16, 1917, London, England.