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William L Wardell Jr. ‘Bill’
Passed away peacefully at 07:36 on March 19th 2021, with his wife of 58 years, Virginia, by his side. He was 87 years old.
Predeceased by his daughter Lauren and sister Dorthey
He will be lovingly remembered by his daughter Linda and his son Michael and his wife Nicole and their children Michael Jr, Anastacia, and G. Mason. His Sisters Carol and Marian, his grandchildren Alexis and Erica, KC (Tiffany), Ashley and numerous friends worldwide.
William ‘Bill’ Wardell was a retired Naval Officer, reaching the rank of Commander. He spent 24 years on active duty, with 11 of them at sea.
His awards include Command at Sea Insignia, Naval Aviator Wings, Surface Warfare Officer Insignia, Bronze Star, 3 Air Medals, Navy Commendation Medal with combat ‘V’, Combat Action Ribbon w/ Gold Star, Navy Unit Commendation, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Quemoy and Matsu Islands, Taiwan) National Defence Service Medal w/1 Star, Vietnam Service Medal w/7 Stars,
Vietnam Campaign Medal, Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Gallantry Cross w/ Palm, and Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal 1st Class.
Funeral Services will be held at Arlington National Cemetary at a future date to be announced.







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