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First Name: William

Last Name: Halloran

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Gender: Male

Branch: Navy (present)

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Middle Name: Ignatius



Date of Birth: 23 July 1915

Date of Death: 07 December 1941

Rank or Rate: Ensign

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William Ignatius Halloran

   
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)

Biography:

William Ignatius Halloran
Ensign, U.S. Navy

William Ignatius Halloran was born on 23 July 1915.

Halloran left his job as a journalist to volunteer for active duty in the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1940. After attending the U.S. Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School at Northwestern University, he was commissioned as an Ensign in June 1941.

Ensign Halloran perished aboard the USS Arizona on 7 December 1941, when it was sunk during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

Medals and Awards (Posthumous)

Purple Heart
American Defense Fleet Medal
Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Freedom Medal

Honors

• The USS Halloran (DE-305) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort launched in 1944.

• In 1945, a Cleveland city park was named in Halloran's honor.

Death

Ensign William Ignatius Halloran died on 7 December 1941. His body is entombed in the USS Arizona Memorial in Honolulu, HI.

A memorial marker for Ensign Halloran is located at Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland, OH.



Honoree ID: 2592   Created by: MHOH

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