Talk:William Halford

Retirement year discrepancy
In my research, I found several newspapaper articles identifying Halford retired in 1903. I've cited those where relevant. However, I was confused by the DANFS entry, which identified his retirement as being in 1910. I did locate one news article supporting that date, but nothing between 1903 and 1910 that supports he was retained on active duty and what he did if he was retained. There is one odd late 1903 reference identifying a transfer, which might support it given the date and wording, but it isn't specific enough to determine if he continued to serve on active duty. I'm not familar with the practices of the time to determine if he was retained at Mare Island until final retirement in 1910, or if it is simply a matter of him being placed on a temporary retirement list in 1903 and then a permanent retirement in 1910.