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 | Joseph Stokes Stuart
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 | Kim and Bill at the Port Hueneme Welcoming Ceremony
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 | Bill addressing an "All Hands" at Port Hueneme -2010
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 | Keynote speaker Capt. DeBow poses with Kim, Jessica and Agatha, at the NAACP annual Freedom Fund Banquet, Oct. 8, 2011.
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 | Keynote speaker Capt. DeBow (r) poses with U.S. Representative Elton Gallegly (l to r),
Dr. Fussell, NAACP Ventura County Chapter President John Hatcher and Ventura County
District Attorney Gregory Totten at the NAACP annual Freedom Fund Banquet, Oct. 8, 2011.
The Ventura County Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP) invited NSWC Port Hueneme Commander Capt. William DeBow to be keynote
speaker at the annual Freedom Fund Banquet held October 8, 2011.
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 | Capt. William DeBow, Commander of the Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, is the son of Lt. Col. Charles H. DeBow Jr.
Lt. Col. Charles H. DeBow Jr., one of the Tuskegee Airmen. |
 | Debows and Sophie at Christmastime
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 | Sophie and Family
Mother's Day 2018 |
 | Sophie and Kim celebrate Mothers day
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| Documents
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 | A 2010 Update from Yvonne
Yvonne's Dad was recently named Commander for Port Hueneme. Please look for the related video link. |
 | In March 1942, Life magazine published an article about the newly incorporated Tuskegee Airmen. For 10 cents, readers could buy the issue that included photos of the elder DeBow.
A sign of the times, the article, in part, read: "White instructors of the 99th agree that their Negro charges, by virtue of exceptional eyesight, courage and coordination, will prove crack combat pilots. Upon their performance and promise hang the hope of additional thousands of aspiring Negro fliers throughout the land."
Lt. Col. Charles H. DeBow Jr., a member of the first graduating class of five Tuskegee Airmen. DeBow holds a copy of Life Magazine from March 23, 1942, that has a story about the Tuskegee Airmen. His father flew combat missions during World War II.
Now, a Navy captain and commander of the Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, the younger DeBow won't share his story without making clear his father's role in its formation.
The 99th was deployed overseas to fight in the European theater. After 52 missions aboard a P-51 Mustang, Charles DeBow was injured and lost his flight status. When he returned home, and after the war ended, the young lieutenant colonel married and continued his education and eventually worked as a high school teacher and university professor in Indiana. |
 | Letter of congratulation from President Trump to William DeBow on his retirement from the US Navy
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 | Bill DeBow followed in his father’s footsteps and learned patriotism from a true American hero. The VT-Group had a nice write-up in the company newsletter about Bill's dad.
Bill DeBow, VT Group’s Vice President of Business Development and Navy/ Marine Corps Programs, was a Captain in the U.S. Navy and commanded the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Port Hueneme. He followed in his father’s footsteps and learned patriotism from a true American hero. |
| Histories
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 | Keynote speaker Capt. DeBow (r) poses with U.S. Representative Elton Gallegly (l to r),
Dr. Fussell, NAACP Ventura County Chapter President John Hatcher and Ventura County
District Attorney Gregory Totten at the NAACP annual Freedom Fund Banquet, Oct. 8, 2011.
?I have grown up with a strong appreciation for diversity,? he said. ?My father was
part of the first class of Tuskegee Airmen. His dedication and unwavering service to
our country has inspired me to take on the challenge of ensuring NSWC Port Hueneme is
aware of the importance of diversity within the Navy and throughout the world.?
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 | In March 1942, Life magazine published an article about the newly incorporated Tuskegee Airmen. For 10 cents, readers could buy the issue that included photos of the elder DeBow.
A sign of the times, the article, in part, read: "White instructors of the 99th agree that their Negro charges, by virtue of exceptional eyesight, courage and coordination, will prove crack combat pilots. Upon their performance and promise hang the hope of additional thousands of aspiring Negro fliers throughout the land."
Now, a Navy captain and commander of the Port Hueneme Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, the younger DeBow won't share his story without making clear his father's role in its formation. |
 | Photo Album of Captain William DeBow, US Navy 1987 - 2017
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