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William Flores

For the former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas, see Bill Flores.
William Flores
Seaman Apprentice William R. Flores, USCG
Birth nameWilliam Ray Flores
Nickname(s)"Billy" Flores
BornNovember 6, 1961[1]
Carlsbad, New Mexico, U.S.
DiedJanuary 28, 1980(1980-01-28) (aged 18)
USCGC Blackthorn, Tampa Bay, Florida, U.S.
Buried
Benbrook Cemetery, Tarrant County, Texas[1]
Service/branchUnited States Coast Guard
Years of service1979-1980
RankSeaman Apprentice
AwardsCoast Guard Medal
Namesake of USCGC William Flores
Texas Legislative Medal of Honor

William Ray Flores was a seaman apprentice in the United States Coast Guard. SA Flores was posthumously honored for heroic behavior during a 1980 ship collision.[2] In November 2011, the Coast Guard selected Flores as the namesake of the third of its Sentinel class cutters.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "WILLIAM RAY "BILLY" FLORES". The United States Navy Memorial. Retrieved 2023-03-31.
  2. ^ Patrick McMahon (1980-02-07). "'Hard right rudder': 'Blackthorn' skipper gave command too late, crewman testifies". Petersburg Times. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved 2011-12-02. Twenty-three Coast Guard crewmen died in the accident. Still to come are autopsy results of other crewmen, some of whose bodies are being still recovered from the bay. The body of William R. Flores was found Tuesday.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wfaa2011-11-28 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference FortWorth2011-11-29 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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