Bill King (Royal Navy officer)
Commander William Donald Aelian King, DSO & Bar, DSC (23 June 1910 – 21 September 2012) was a British naval officer, yachtsman and author. He was the oldest participant in the first solo non-stop, around-the-world yacht race, the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, and the only person to command a British submarine on both the first and last days of World War II.
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Bill King (Royal Navy officer)
Commander William Donald Aelian King, DSO & Bar, DSC (23 June 1910 – 21 September 2012) was a British naval officer, yachtsman and author. He was the oldest participant in the first solo non-stop, around-the-world yacht race, the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, and the only person to command a British submarine on both the first and last days of World War II.
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Commander William Donald Aelia ...... 40 km) southwest of Australia.
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William Donald Aelian "Bill" K ...... a de la Segona Guerra Mundial.
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William Donald Aelian "Bill" K ...... ndial al momento de su muerte.
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*HMS Medway II (1943)
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United Kingdom
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Arctic Emblem
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Bar to the DSO
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Civilian: Blue Water Medal
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Distinguished Service Cross
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Others: 1939–1945 Star, Atlantic Star, Africa Star, Burma Star, War Medal 1939–1945
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Mediterranean Sea
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1910-06-23
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William Donald Aelian King
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2012-09-21
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Solo circumnavigator
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December 1927 – April 1946
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Commander William Donald Aelia ...... and last days of World War II.
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William Donald Aelian "Bill" K ...... a de la Segona Guerra Mundial.
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William Donald Aelian "Bill" K ...... ndial al momento de su muerte.
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