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| rdfs:comment | - William Porter "Bill" Lawrence (January 13, 1930December 2, 2005), was a decorated United States Navy vice admiral and naval aviator who served as Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy from 1978 to 1981.
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| death place | - Crownsvile, Maryland, U.S.
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| Caption | - Lawrence in September 1983
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| Ribbon | - Combat Action Ribbon.svg
- National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
- Purple Heart BAR.svg
- Vietnam Service Ribbon.svg
- Air Medal ribbon.svg
- Bronze Star ribbon.svg
- Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon.svg
- KSMRib.svg
- Legion of Merit ribbon.svg
- Navy Unit Commendation ribbon.svg
- United Nations Service Medal for Korea Ribbon.svg
- Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg
- Silver Star ribbon.svg
- Joint Service Commendation ribbon.svg
- Vietnam Campaign Medal Ribbon.png
- Vietnam gallantry cross unit award-3d.svg
- Navy Distinguished Service ribbon.svg
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| Birth Place | - Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
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| laterwork | - President of the Association of Naval Aviation
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| abstract | - William Porter "Bill" Lawrence (January 13, 1930December 2, 2005), was a decorated United States Navy vice admiral and naval aviator who served as Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy from 1978 to 1981. Lawrence was a noted pilot who became the first naval aviator to fly twice the speed of sound in a naval aircraft and was also one of the final candidates for the Mercury space program. During the Vietnam War, Lawrence was shot down while on a combat mission and spent six years as a prisoner of war, from 1967 to 1973. During this time he became noted for his resistance to his captors. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Lawrence served as the school's Superintendent from 1978 to 1981.
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