About William Day

William Day was a Springfield, Massachusetts, sea captain who acted against America's enemies in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. In 1777 he received the first gun salute to an American fighting vessel in a European port.

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Occupation: military officer
Citizenship: United States
Born: 1712
Died: March 22, 1797

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William Day

American sea captain

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