William E. Dempsey

William E. Dempsey began his military career as an electronics technician in the U.S. Navy. He served aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Blandy (DD 943) in the Atlantic and Mediterranean fleets during the early nineteen sixties. He made several deployments to the Caribbean and Naval Station Guantanamo during those turbulent years. Bill left the navy after one enlistment.

After college, he received a commission in the U.S. Army. He served four years, and then made an interservice transfer to the U.S. Air Force. Upon graduation from the Air Command and Staff College, the Surgeon General of the Air Force appointed him Chief of Combat Casualty Care Analysis at Headquarters, USAF, where he served during the first Gulf War. When that crisis ended, he remained at the Pentagon as an Emergency Action Officer on the staff of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in the National Military Command Center. In that capacity, he served as a military liaison to the Central Intelligence Agency. After retirement from active duty, he became Manager, Air Force Security Forces Officer Training Courses.

William and his wife, Kathleen, both retired and returned to Central Florida in 2005. Several years later, he began writing, basing the stories on his wide variety of military experiences. He has completed five historical fiction novels based on the Mike Stafford character.

“Blood on the Rhine” introduced a new crime fiction series in 2018, featuring Jake Bodine, a private investigator who plays loose with the rules. “The Widow O’Brian,” released in November 2018, is Jake’s second published adventure. Book three of the series, "Kidnapped" was released in June 2019. All stories are available in paperback and e-book form at Amazon.com and in select bookstores.

Bill is a member of the Florida Writers Association, the Daytona Area Writers, U.S.S. Blandy Association, U.S. Naval Institute, and a lifetime member of the Military Officers Association of America.