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William Ballard Preston (* 25. November 1805 in Smithfield, Isle of Wight County, Virginia; † 16. November 1862 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker ( Whig Party ). Er amtierte von 1849 bis 1850 als US-Marineminister und gehörte als Senator für Virginia dem Konföderiertenkongress an.
USS William B. Preston (DD-344/AVP-20/AVD-7) was a United States Navy Clemson-class destroyer in commission from 1920 to 1934. After conversion into a seaplane tender, she again was in commission from 1939 to 1945, seeing action during World War II.
William Ballard Preston (November 25, 1805 – November 16, 1862) was an American politician who served as a Confederate States Senator from Virginia from February 18, 1862, until his death in November. He previously served as the 19th United States Secretary of the Navy from 1849 to 1850.
11. Juni 2021 · William B. Preston was called to serve as Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Church president John Taylor and served from April 6, 1884, until December 4, 1907. He resigned his position when his health became poor. He died the following year on August 2.
The William B. Preston, the first ship of the Asiatic Fleet to come under Japanese attack at the start of the Pacific war, had survived her first battle. Authorized on 6 October 1917, the William B. Preston (Destroyer No. 344)—named for the Secretary of the Navy under President Zachary Taylor—was laid down at the Norfolk Navy Yard on 18 ...
Four bombs exploded off William B. Preston's bow breaking bridge windows. Heavy volumes of .30- an .50-caliber antiaircraft fire forced some of the attackers to keep their distance, but others pressed the attack with vigor.
William B. Preston (Destroyer No. 344) Caption: USS William B. Preston (DD-344) flying a homeward-bound pennant at her main as she heads home from the Asiatic Station in the early...
