Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1873, July 8 | Born, Vallejo, Calif. |
| 1896 | Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1901 | Married Antoinette Merritt |
| 1908 | Served as gunnery officer, South Carolina (battleship) |
| 1915 | Attended Naval War College, Newport, R.I. |
| 1916-1918 | Commanded Sacramento (gunboat) |
| 1918 | Commanded United States Naval Aviation Forces in Europe |
| 1919-1921 | Director of naval aviation; ordered conversion of the Jupiter (collier) into the Langley (aircraft carrier) |
| 1922 | Commanded Destroyer Squadron Fifteen in early charting of Atlantic Ocean floor using sound equipment |
| 1923 | Defended Edward H. Watson in court-martial resulting from mass shipwreck at Point Honda, Calif. |
| 1927-1928 | Director of naval communications |
| 1928 | Promoted to rear admiral; commanded Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill. |
| 1929-1931 | Commander, Yangtze Patrol, China |
| 1931-1933 | Chief coordinator, Federal Coordinating Service, Bureau of the Budget |
| 1935 | Commander, Battleship Division One |
| 1937 | Commandant, Thirteenth Naval District, Bremerton, Wash. |
| 1937 | Retired from active naval service |
| 1942-1946 | Recalled to active duty; superintendent, New York State Maritime Academy, Fort Schuyler, N.Y. |
| 1950, Apr. 5 | Died, St. Albans, N.Y. |