David S. Bill III

David S. Bill III
Born	Norfolk, Virginia

David S. Bill III is a retired Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.

Bill is a native of Norfolk, Virginia. His father was a Captain in the Navy, his grandfather was U.S. Representative Winder R. Harris.

Bill graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1966. He would serve aboard the USS John King (DDG-3) before being deployed to serve on River Boats in the Vietnam War, where he made 150 combat patrols in the Mekong Delta, was wounded in action, and received the Bronze Star for valor.

Later, he was assigned to the USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. (DD-850) and the USS Talbot (FFG-4) before being assigned to the Caribbean and attending the Royal Naval Staff College in England. He was then assigned to United States Naval Forces Europe before being named Executive Officer of the USS Coontz (DDG-40).

From 1981 to 1983, he was stationed in Gaeta, Italy as Flag Secretary to the United States Sixth Fleet. In 1984, he took command of the USS Mahan (DDG-42). Later, he became an instructor at Dam Neck, followed by assignment to the Aegis Combat System Program and later as Executive Assistant to the Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command. In 1988, he was assigned command of the USS Mobile Bay (CG-53).

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