William Conway (United States Navy)

William Conway (c. 1802 – November 30, 1865) was a United States Navy quartermaster born in Camden, Maine.

At the surrender of Pensacola Navy Yard (also known as Warrington Navy Yard) to the rebels on January 12, 1861, Confederate Lieutenant Frederick B. Kinshaw ordered Conway to lower the American flag.

For his patriotic action, Conway was presented with a gold medal by citizens of California.

In August 1906, the Quartermaster William Conway Monument was unveiled at Camden, a granite boulder affixed with a commemorative bronze plaque "honoring his sturdy loyalty."

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