Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1880, Feb. 14 | Born, New York, N.Y. |
1898 | Participated in the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Santiago, Cuba |
1899 | Graduate, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
1901 | Commissioned ensign |
1903 | Married Alma Beverly Cole McClung (died 1957) |
1915-1919 | Naval attaché, U.S. embassy, Tokyo, Japan |
1926 | Received aviation training at naval air station in Pensacola, Fla. |
1932 | Promoted to rear admiral |
1941 | Assistant to chief of naval operations, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. |
1942 | Appointed vice chief of naval operations with rank of vice admiral |
1944 | Promoted to admiral |
1946 | Retired |
1959 | Married Edith G. Croshier |
1959, Oct. 18 | Died, Coronado, Calif. |