William Faulkner Amsden

Captain William Faulkner Amsden (8 September, 1884 – 21 October, 1979) served in the United States Navy.

Life & Career

Amsden and Ensign Francis A. L. Vossler were detached from the Hartford on 30 June, 1910 for duty in connection with the Navy Rifle Team at the Boston Navy Yard.^[1]

Amsden died in Rhode Island on 21 October, 1979.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Selah M. La Bounty	Captain of U.S.S. Barry before 1 Jan, 1917^[2] – before 1 Mar, 1918	Succeeded by Roy P. Emrich
Preceded by New Command	Captain of U.S.S. Laub 17 Mar, 1919	Succeeded by Sidney R. J. Woods as Captain of H.M.S. Burwell
Preceded by Paulus P. Powell	Captain of U.S.S. Graham 14 Feb, 1921^[3]	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Archibald G. Stirling	Captain of U.S.S. Billingsley 19 Jun, 1923 – 6 Dec, 1925	Succeeded by Joseph F. Crowell, Jr.

↑ "The Navy Gazette". Army and Navy Register. 2 July, 1910. Vol. XLVIII, No. 1,893, p. 23.
↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 36.
↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 28-29.