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Size | Image Description | Contributed By |
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| 5k | Born in Winona, Miss., 24 April 1887, William Devotie Billingsley graduated from the Academy in 1909. One of the first Naval Aviators, Ensign Billingsley was killed in an airplane crash near Annapolis, Md., 20 June 1913. Photo as a midshipman at Annapolis. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 39k | Undated, location unknown. | E Mark Baland | |
| 175k | Photographed during the early 1920s by N. Moser, New York City. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Joe Radigan | |
| 86k | Billingsley was policing the course for a race between the Resolute and Shamrock IV on July 17, 1920. From the collection of Bill's Grandfather. | William Meredith | |
| 78k | As above. | William Meredith | |
| 185k | Photo taken by Ian's mother from a passenger ship in the Baltic circa 1924-1925 of the USS Flusser (DD-289) and USS Billingsley (DD-293). | Ian W H Davies | |
| 142k | The USS Flusser (DD-289), USS Reid (DD-292) and USS Billingsley (DD-293) portside of the right bank of the Vaugava river in front of Riga Castle, Riga Latvia in July 1924. | - | |
| 100k | USS Billingsley towing the "Boston" a world flier. | Tommy Trampp | |
| 136k | USS Billingsley (DD 293) with seaplane aft of her in August 1924. Photo from the collection of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum. | Darryl Baker | |
| 92k | USS Billingsley USS Billingsley was one of the ships responsible of following the "World Fliers Crossing" 1924 cruise. | Tommy Trampp | |
| 79k | USS Flusser (DD-289), USS Billingsley (DD-293), and USS Dale (DD-290) at Venice, Italy, in 1924-25. Courtesy of Jack Howland. | Fred Weiss | |
| 95k | Firing her 4" guns while steaming at high speed in 1926. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. | Joe Radigan | |
| 74k | Western Mediterranean circa 1926. | Marc Piché | |
CDR Henry David Cooke Jr. Mar 1 1920 - ? CDR Archibald Grahame Stirling May 21 1922 - ? LT William Faulkner Amsden ? 1923 - ? LCDR Joseph Franklin Crowell Jr. Dec 6 1925 - ? LCDR Walter Atlee Edwards Aug 1927 - Dec 1927 LCDR Calvin Hayes Cobb Nov 19 1929 - May 1 1930 (Later VADM)
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