Biography of william burford

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William B. Burford

BIOGRAPHY

William B. Burford is a partner in the firm’s Oil & Gas/Energy practice.  He is a leader in the field of oil and gas title examination and is a past chair of the Texas State Bar Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Section. His experience includes all aspects of oil and gas title and transactional matters, involving fee, state and federal lands in both Texas and New Mexico. He has been a frequent speaker on oil and gas topics before legal and industry groups and has been a member, since its inception, of the joint editorial board for the development of title examination standards established by the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law, and Oil, Gas and Energy Resources sections of the State Bar of Texas. He serves as the Texas reporter for the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation’s quarterly Mineral Law Newsletter.

Mr. Burford received a Bachelor of Science degree in geology, with honors, from the University of Texas at Austin in 1975. He received his law degree in 1978, also from the University of Texas, where he was a member of the Texas Law Review. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and its Oil, Gas and Energy Resources and Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections, the Texas Bar Foundation, and the Midlan

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Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Lieutenant Commander

Unit:

U.S.S. Monaghan (DD-354), U.S. Navy

"The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander William Page Burford (NSN: 0-57949), United States Navy, for exceptional courage, presence of mind, and devotion to duty and disregard for his personal safety while serving as Commanding Officer of the Destroyer U.S.S. MONAGHAN (DD-354), during the Japanese attack on the United States Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, 7 December 1941. During the sortie of the U.S.S. MONAGHAN from Pearl Harbor, a Japanese submarine was sighted in the harbor. Despite the severe enemy bombing and strafing at the time, Lieutenant Commander Burford, through skillful handling of his ship at high speed in the shoal water and at a bend in the channel, attacked and destroyed the submarine by ramming and with depth charges; and completed the sortie from the harbor in an outstanding manner. The conduct of Lieutenant Commander Burford throughout this action reflects great credit upon himself, and was in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service."