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{{Infobox Biography | {{Infobox Biography | ||
| subject_name =William Conway | | subject_name =William Conway | ||
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| place_of_birth =Camden, Maine | | place_of_birth =Camden, Maine | ||
| date_of_death =[[November 30]], [[1865]]<ref>[http://genforum.genealogy.com/usnavy/messages/699.html]</ref> | | date_of_death =[[November 30]], [[1865]]<ref>[http://genforum.genealogy.com/usnavy/messages/699.html]</ref> | ||
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− | '''William Conway''' was a quartermaster in the [[Wikipedia:United States Navy|United States (Union) Navy]], on duty when the [[NAS Pensacola|Navy Yard]] was surrendered to the Confederacy on [[January 12]], [[1861]]. When Conway | + | '''William Conway''' was a quartermaster in the [[Wikipedia:United States Navy|United States (Union) Navy]], on duty when the [[NAS Pensacola|Navy Yard]] was surrendered to the Confederacy on [[January 12]], [[1861]]. When a Confederate officer, Lieutenant [[Frederick B. Kinshaw]] assuming control of the Yard ordered Conway to [[Wikipedia:Striking the colors|strike the colors]], he refused to do so, reportedly stating, "I have served under that flag for forty years, and I won't do it."<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=fF4pYIceqwEC&printsec=titlepage ''Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography''], 1888. p. 712.</ref> Conway was subsequently jailed. |
After his release Conway was commended by the Secretary of the Navy and awarded a gold medal by the State of California. Two U.S. naval [[Wikipedia:Destroyer|destroyer]]s have been named in his honor. | After his release Conway was commended by the Secretary of the Navy and awarded a gold medal by the State of California. Two U.S. naval [[Wikipedia:Destroyer|destroyer]]s have been named in his honor. | ||
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