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PINEHURST, NC - Captain William David Wessinger of Pinehurst, USN (Retired), 85, died suddenly on February 17, 2010.
He was born August 8, 1924 in Leesville, SC to the late Noah F. and Willye Q. Wessinger.
He graduated from Lumberton HS in 1940 and two years later he enlisted in the Navy.
In 1945 he married Virginia Lou Hinsch with whom he was married for 62 years until her death in 2007.
By 1950 he had completed Officer School and was selected for submarine school in New London, CT. He became a sub instructor in 1955 and was appointed commander of the USS Sea Owl in 1959, and from 1965–68 he served as Chief of Naval Personnel Compensation Director at the Pentagon, retiring in 1968. During his 25 years in the Navy he served in WWII and the Korean War, received a masters degree in Management Science, and received numerous medals and honors including the Legion of Merit, National Defense Medal with Star, and Navy Commendation Medal.
After leaving the Navy, he moved his family to New Jersey and took a job in New York City at ORC Inc as Vice-President until retiring again in 1993. Shortly thereafter, Dave and Gini moved to Pinehurst, NC.
He was an active member and Elder of Community Presbyterian Church of Pinehurst.
He is survived by his two sons W. David Wessinger Jr. of Little Rock, AR, and Clifford Wessinger of Alpha, NJ; two daughters, Karol Wessinger of Fayetteville, and Virginia A Smith of Wilmington; their spouses; eight grandchildren, one great-granddaughter; and his two sisters-in-law Betty Rossi of Pinehurst and Dottie Gaskin of Cayce, SC.
Memorial services were held at 3:30 pm on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at the Community Presbyterian Church.
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~ SOURCE:
Boles Funeral Homes & Crematory
Southern Pines, NC
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PINEHURST, NC - Captain William David Wessinger of Pinehurst, USN (Retired), 85, died suddenly on February 17, 2010.
He was born August 8, 1924 in Leesville, SC to the late Noah F. and Willye Q. Wessinger.
He graduated from Lumberton HS in 1940 and two years later he enlisted in the Navy.
In 1945 he married Virginia Lou Hinsch with whom he was married for 62 years until her death in 2007.
By 1950 he had completed Officer School and was selected for submarine school in New London, CT. He became a sub instructor in 1955 and was appointed commander of the USS Sea Owl in 1959, and from 1965–68 he served as Chief of Naval Personnel Compensation Director at the Pentagon, retiring in 1968. During his 25 years in the Navy he served in WWII and the Korean War, received a masters degree in Management Science, and received numerous medals and honors including the Legion of Merit, National Defense Medal with Star, and Navy Commendation Medal.
After leaving the Navy, he moved his family to New Jersey and took a job in New York City at ORC Inc as Vice-President until retiring again in 1993. Shortly thereafter, Dave and Gini moved to Pinehurst, NC.
He was an active member and Elder of Community Presbyterian Church of Pinehurst.
He is survived by his two sons W. David Wessinger Jr. of Little Rock, AR, and Clifford Wessinger of Alpha, NJ; two daughters, Karol Wessinger of Fayetteville, and Virginia A Smith of Wilmington; their spouses; eight grandchildren, one great-granddaughter; and his two sisters-in-law Betty Rossi of Pinehurst and Dottie Gaskin of Cayce, SC.
Memorial services were held at 3:30 pm on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at the Community Presbyterian Church.
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~ SOURCE:
Boles Funeral Homes & Crematory
Southern Pines, NC
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PINEHURST, NC - Captain William David Wessinger of Pinehurst, USN (Retired), 85, died suddenly on February 17, 2010.
He was born August 8, 1924 in Leesville, SC to the late Noah F. and Willye Q. Wessinger.
He graduated from Lumberton HS in 1940 and two years later he enlisted in the Navy.
In 1945 he married Virginia Lou Hinsch with whom he was married for 62 years until her death in 2007.
By 1950 he had completed Officer School and was selected for submarine school in New London, CT. He became a sub instructor in 1955 and was appointed commander of the USS Sea Owl in 1959, and from 1965–68 he served as Chief of Naval Personnel Compensation Director at the Pentagon, retiring in 1968. During his 25 years in the Navy he served in WWII and the Korean War, received a masters degree in Management Science, and received numerous medals and honors including the Legion of Merit, National Defense Medal with Star, and Navy Commendation Medal.
After leaving the Navy, he moved his family to New Jersey and took a job in New York City at ORC Inc as Vice-President until retiring again in 1993. Shortly thereafter, Dave and Gini moved to Pinehurst, NC.
He was an active member and Elder of Community Presbyterian Church of Pinehurst.
He is survived by his two sons W. David Wessinger Jr. of Little Rock, AR, and Clifford Wessinger of Alpha, NJ; two daughters, Karol Wessinger of Fayetteville, and Virginia A Smith of Wilmington; their spouses; eight grandchildren, one great-granddaughter; and his two sisters-in-law Betty Rossi of Pinehurst and Dottie Gaskin of Cayce, SC.
Memorial services were held at 3:30 pm on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at the Community Presbyterian Church.
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~ SOURCE:
Boles Funeral Homes & Crematory
Southern Pines, NC
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PINEHURST, NC - Captain William David Wessinger of Pinehurst, USN (Retired), 85, died suddenly on February 17, 2010.
He was born August 8, 1924 in Leesville, SC to the late Noah F. and Willye Q. Wessinger.
He graduated from Lumberton HS in 1940 and two years later he enlisted in the Navy.
In 1945 he married Virginia Lou Hinsch with whom he was married for 62 years until her death in 2007.
By 1950 he had completed Officer School and was selected for submarine school in New London, CT. He became a sub instructor in 1955 and was appointed commander of the USS Sea Owl in 1959, and from 1965–68 he served as Chief of Naval Personnel Compensation Director at the Pentagon, retiring in 1968. During his 25 years in the Navy he served in WWII and the Korean War, received a masters degree in Management Science, and received numerous medals and honors including the Legion of Merit, National Defense Medal with Star, and Navy Commendation Medal.
After leaving the Navy, he moved his family to New Jersey and took a job in New York City at ORC Inc as Vice-President until retiring again in 1993. Shortly thereafter, Dave and Gini moved to Pinehurst, NC.
He was an active member and Elder of Community Presbyterian Church of Pinehurst.
He is survived by his two sons W. David Wessinger Jr. of Little Rock, AR, and Clifford Wessinger of Alpha, NJ; two daughters, Karol Wessinger of Fayetteville, and Virginia A Smith of Wilmington; their spouses; eight grandchildren, one great-granddaughter; and his two sisters-in-law Betty Rossi of Pinehurst and Dottie Gaskin of Cayce, SC.
Memorial services were held at 3:30 pm on Saturday, February 20, 2010 at the Community Presbyterian Church.
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~ SOURCE:
Boles Funeral Homes & Crematory
Southern Pines, NC
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