Willis "Bill" Stockberger

Bill came into my life when I was 16 years old He and my mom were a wonderful, happy couple always. He had a wonderful sense of humor and was a compassionate man. He was a proud Navy man and a true patriot. When living in VA. Beach we would be outside with family and friends and I always remember whenever a plane flew overhead (as they did all of the time no one dare complain of the noise. I can't tell you how many times it was said that the noise is the price of freedom It made us so...

I had the privilege of serving with MA1 Bill Stockberger when he reported to the precommissioning detail for the Battleship IOWA (BB-61) in 1983, Pascagoula, MS. Bill came back on active duty from the Fleet Reserve. He was a well respected shipmate with whom I enjoyed many liberty calls throughout Central and South America, the Caribbean Sea, and of course Norfolk, Virginia. He and Delores were just down to earth beautiful people. Fair winds and following seas as you sail into life ever...