Namesake:
Navy Cook Third Class William Pinckney
USS PINCKNEY is named after Navy Cook Third Class William Pinckney,
(1915-1975), recipient of the Navy Cross for his courageous rescue of a
fellow crewmember onboard the USS ENTERPRISE (CV 6) during the Battle
of Santa Cruz. When an explosion killed four of the six men at his
battle station in an ammunition handling room, Pinckney and the other
surviving sailor attempted to exit through a hatch to the hangar deck
above. When the other man grasped the scorching hatch, he fell back
unconscious. Despite the suffocating smoke, flames, and gasoline fumes
surrounding him, Pinckney carried the sailor to safety. For his
selfless heroism, Pinckney was awarded the Navy Cross.
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