Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1887, July 1 | Born, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. |
| 1911 | Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1911-1913 | Served on Virginia (Battleship) |
| 1913-1914 | Served on Duncan (Destroyer) |
| 1914-1915 | Served on Washington (Heavy cruiser) |
| 1915-1916 | Served on Jenkins (Destroyer) |
| 1916 | Married Maria Ten Eyck Decatur Mayo |
| 1916-1918 | Served on Allen (Destroyer) Based in Queenstown, Ireland, as crew member of "Sim's Destroyers" |
| 1918 | Trained destroyer crews, First Naval District, Boston, Mass. |
| 1918-1919 | Served on Northern Pacific (Transport) Transported troops from Europe to United States |
| 1919 | Served on Pretoria (German ship taken over as transport) |
| 1919-1920 | Commanding officer, Morris (Destroyer), in Adriatic and Mediterranean |
| 1920-1921 | Aide to commandant, First Naval District, Boston, Mass. |
| 1921-1923 | Aide to military governor, Santo Domingo |
| 1923-1925 | Staff of commander in chief, Battleship Fleet, California (Flagship) |
| 1925-1926 | Staff of commander in chief, U.S. Fleet, Seattle (Flagship) |
| 1926-1929 | Instructor in seamanship and first battalion officer, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1929-1930 | Commanding officer, Sloat (Destroyer) |
| 1930-1931 | Commanding officer, Upshur (Destroyer) |
| 1931-1934 | Student and staff officer, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. |
| 1934-1936 | Executive officer, Milwaukee (Light cruiser) |
| 1936-1939 | Operations and war plan officer, staff of commander in chief, United States Asiatic Fleet, Augusta (Flagship) |
| 1939-1940 | Assistant hydrographer, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. |
| 1940-1941 | Aide to secretary of the navy, Washington, D.C. |
| 1941 | Commanding officer, Destroyer Squadron II in Atlantic and Iceland Commanded first American escort of an Allied convoy to Iceland |
| 1942 | Commanding officer, Monticello (Auxiliary transport) Commanding officer, Indianapolis (Heavy cruiser), operated in the Aleutians, bombarded Kiska, and participated in covering operations for the Adak occupation force |
| 1942-1943 | Commanding officer, destroyers, Atlantic Fleet |
| 1944 | Commanding officer Ranger Task Group Atlantic Commanded bombardment forces in invasion of Normandy and southern France Commanded Cruiser Division Thirteen and task groups with the Third and Fifth Fleets Pacific |
| 1945 | Commanded Task Force Fifty-four, Okinawa campaign Commanded Task Forces Fifty-five and Fifty-six, surrender and occupation of Japan |
| 1946-1949 | Commandant, First Naval District, Boston, Mass. |
| 1949 | Retired from navy as vice admiral |
| 1973, Nov. 10 | Died, Portsmouth, N.H. |