William R. Hoel [SEP] conflict
William R. Hoel
William R. Hoel (7 March 1824 – 23 May 1879) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. A native of Butler County, Ohio, Hoel was a Mississippi River steamboat pilot when he entered the United States Navy 19 October 1861.
Family life.
Hoel's first wife was Mary Riley, daughter of Daniel Riley, of Cincinnati. His second wife was Elizabeth Hunt, eldest daughter of Dr. Samuel Pancoast Hunt and his wife Elizabeth Thomas, of Morrow,
USS Hoel (DD-533)
USS "Hoel" (DD-533) was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander William R. Hoel.
"Hoel" was launched on 19 December 1942 by the Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, California, sponsored by Mrs. Charles Bunker Crane, Jr., granddaughter of the namesake; and commissioned on 29 July 1943, Commander William Dow Thomas, USN, in command.
History.
"Hoel" sailed from San Francisco