Public Law 47–58

That Captain William D. Whiting, United States Navy, having been promoted for faithful and efficient war service, and having served in the Navy faithfully for forty years and upwards, and having been appointed Chief of the Bureau of Navigation of the Navy Department, with the relative rank of Commodore, and holding the said position on the date of his retirement, in pursuance of law, on account of physical incapacity, such incapacity having been contracted on duty or being incident thereto, the name of the said William

Placed on the retired list of the Navy, with the rank and pay of commodore.

D. Whiting is hereby authorized to be placed on the retired list of the United States Navy with the rank and retired pay of a Commodore, as though he had been promoted to the said grade prior to his retirement.