William Joseph "Bill" Toti (born January 15, 1957) is an American author, photographer, military technology corporate executive, and former naval officer.

He is known for his role in the exoneration of Captain Charles B. McVay III of the World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35), as well as for his actions during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon.

As the United States prepared for its invasion of Iraq, in 2003 Toti organized and led a military exercise that utilized submarines and special forces in a counter-terrorism operation.

During this assignment, Toti was also called upon by the Navy to defend the use of active sonar for antisubmarine training, arguing for the practice during controversial public hearings near populations affected by the beaching of marine mammals.

[10][11] While serving as commanding officer of the submarine USS Indianapolis (SSN-697), Toti was recruited by the survivors of the World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) to assist in their effort to clear the name of Captain Charles B. McVay III, who was captain of the cruiser at the time it was sunk by Imperial Japanese Submarine I-58, and who had been court-martialed following their ship's sinking.

[4] Later Toti helped Admiral Donald Pilling prepare his testimony in front of a US Senate committee hearing on the McVay court-martial.

Toti's role in the McVay affair was described in the books In Harms Way by Doug Stanton and Indianapolis by Lynn Vincent and Sara Vladic.

[12] Toti's role in helping to clear McVay's name was covered in the 2016 documentary film USS Indianapolis: the Legacy Project, directed by Sara Vladic.

His narrative from that day, titled "Antoinette," was incorporated into the introduction of the 2006 book "Operation Homecoming," edited by Andrew Carroll and published by Random House.

In May, 2019 he began service as President & CEO of Sparton, a defense manufacturing company focused on maritime and naval systems, retiring from that position in January 2022.

Toti's article was countered by a strong rebuttal on March 19, 1996, also in The Washington Times, written Michael O'Hanlon and Korb, then both senior fellows at Brookings.

Captain Toti hosts the YouTube podcast "Unauthorised History of The Pacific War" https://www.youtube.com/@UnauthorizedHistoryPacificWar with former chief historian for The National WWII Museum Seth Paridon.

They release an episode weekly, talking about famous to lesser known events of said war; often with guests that are leading specialists such as Jon Parshall and John McManus.

Toti then entered the screenplay into the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Nicholl Screenwriting Contest[28] where The Genocide Game finished as a 2001 semi-finalist.