Keywords: US Navy 041211-N-0376J-002 Mrs. Elaine Williams, sponsor of the guided missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), bows her head during a commissioning ceremony.jpg en Charleston S C Dec 11 2004 Mrs Elaine Williams sponsor of the guided missile destroyer USS James E Williams DDG 95 bows her head during a commissioning ceremony at the Naval Weapons Station in Charleston S C The ship honors Boatswain s Mate 1st Class James E Williams one of the Navy's most highly decorated enlisted Sailors having been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery and leadership in 1966 while serving as patrol boat captain and patrol commander of River Patrol Boat PBR 105 on the Mekong River Republic of Vietnam James E Williams was commissioned Saturday Dec 11th as the 45th Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer authorized by Congress U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Kimara Johnson RELEASED 2004-12-11 041211-N-0376J-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 19555 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Kimara Johnson PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Charleston S C USS James E Williams DDG-95 Ship commissioning in the United States Navy |