- Date Of Birth: August 16, 1923
- Date Of Death: August 15, 2018
- State: Connecticut
William (Bill) Crowther, a former longtime resident of Westport, died peacefully at his Fairfield home on August 15, 2018. He was 94.
Born in NYC, his family moved often but eventually settled in Manhasset, NY where he entered Manhasset H.S. and graduated in 1941.
The following fall, he attended Colby College in Maine. However, World War II began shortly thereafter and he enlisted in the Navy (inactive duty) while still a freshman. Called to active duty in 1943 at the end of his sophomore year, he left Colby to report to Bates College in Maine as part of the Navy’s V-12 program. From there he was sent to Midshipman’s School at Harvard and was commissioned an ensign in 1944.
Upon deployment to the Pacific, he first served at the naval base on Saipan. After the Japanese surrendered, he was transferred to mainland Japan and served in the Port Director Unit at Wakanoura (Wakayama) and as Harbormaster at Kobe.
He left active duty in 1946 but remained in the Naval Reserves for another 19 years and retired as a Lieutenant.
