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|  Aubrey Wray Fitch - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person US Navy Admiral. He served as the Superintendent of the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland and held important aviation-related naval commands both at sea and on shore prior and during World War II. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/8/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Charles Turner Joy - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person Charles Turner Joy was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. During the last years of his career, he served as Superintendent of the Naval Academy. The destroyer USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was named for him. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/9/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Alfred Gustave Ward - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person Admiral in the United States Navy. From 1965 to 1968, Ward was assigned as U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee. During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Ward, then commander of the Second Fleet and Strike Fleet, Atlantic. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/10/2020 last visited: never |
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|  William Barker Cushing - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person Civil War Union Naval Office. He gained fame as one of the most daring Naval commanders of the Civil War. The Cushing family is the only military family to have a son buried at each of the two United States Military Academy cemeteries. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/8/2020 last visited: never |
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|  James Lemuel Holloway, III - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person US Navy Four Star Admiral. In 1963 became the commanding officer of the carrier, U.S.S. Enterprise, the first Nuclear Attack Carrier. Chief of Naval Operation in 1974-1978 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/8/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Joseph Mason “Bull” Reeves - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person United States Navy Admiral. Nicknamed "Bull," he became known as the "Father of Carrier Aviation" for his role in integrating aircraft carriers into the US Navy Fleet as a major part of the Navy's attack capabilities. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/9/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Harris Laning - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person US Navy Four Star Admiral. He served as the captain of the U.S. rifle team which won the Gold Medal in Stockholm, Sweden at the 1912 Olympic Games. As Admiral he commanded Battle Force, U.S. Fleet, From April 1, 1935 to April 20, 1936. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/9/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Henry Hayes Lockwood - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person Lieutenant U.S. Army, Professor of Mathematics U.S. Navy 1841-99. Brigadier General U.S.V. 1861-65. One of the founders of the Naval Academy. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/9/2020 last visited: never |
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|  James Lemuel Holloway, Jr - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person US Navy Admiral. Superintendent of the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland from 1947 to 1950, Chief of Naval Personnel from 1953 to 1957, and Commander in Chief of all US Navy forces in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean from 1957 to 1959. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/8/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Husband Edward Kimmel - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person Four Star Admiral in the U.S. Navy. Commander-In-Chief, United States Fleet when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/9/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Arleigh Albert Burke - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person He fought in 22 separate engagements in 1943, being credited with destroying one Japanese cruiser, nine destroyers, one submarine, several smaller ships, and approximately 30 aircraft. In 1955 he was appointed Office of Chief of Naval Operations. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/8/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person Youngest Admiral in U.S. Naval history at age 49 and the youngest man ever to serve as Chief of Naval Operations. He initiated wide-ranging reforms in an effort to revitalize the Navy. He ordered the Navy to end racial and sexual discrimination. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/9/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Louis McCoy Nulton - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person US Navy Admiral. He served as the superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy from 1925 to 1928 and commander of the Battle Fleet from 1929 to 1930. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/9/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Ernest Joseph King - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person United States Naval Fleet Admiral. One of only 9 Officers to be awarded five stars during World War II. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 6/2/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Charles L. Melson - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person US Navy Vice Admiral (3 Star). He served as the Superintendent of the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland and the 33rd president of the Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/9/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Wilson Falor “Bud” Flagg - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person Rear Admiral Wilson F. Flagg. Naval Academy class of 1961 and his wife, Darlene Embree Flagg were on American Airlines Flight 77 when it crashed into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. RADM Flagg had logged the most hours of any pilot on F-8 Crusader supersonic jets. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/8/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Ephraim Paul Holmes - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person US Navy Four Star Admiral. He was Commander in Chief, Atlantic Command, NATO Commander in Chief, Western Atlantic and Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/9/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Edmund Tyler Wooldridge - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person US Navy Four Star Admiral. During World War II he commanded the battleship New Jersey in the Iwo Jima and Okinawa campaigns and in the first naval raid on Tokyo. Represented the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the National Security Council. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/10/2020 last visited: never |
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|  John Paul jones - Annapolis, MD
in Grave of a Famous Person The Father of the American Navy is buried in Annapolis, Maryland. His crypt is located in the Chapel of the United States Naval Academy. posted by: DougK location: Maryland date approved: 4/27/2011 last visited: 9/24/2014 |
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|  Thomas George Pratt - Annapolis MD
in Grave of a Famous Person U.S. Senator, Maryland Governor. Practiced law in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, in 1823. He was a member of the Maryland State House of Delegates (1832-35) Whig presidential elector in 1836. 27TH Governor of Maryland 1845-1848. U.S. Senator 1850-1857. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/6/2020 last visited: never |
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|  Sir Robert Eden - Annapolis, MD
in Grave of a Famous Person Grave of the last Royal Governor of Maryland. He's buried in the graveyard of St. Anne's. posted by: saopaulo1 location: Maryland date approved: 5/21/2009 last visited: 9/26/2015 |
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|  Joseph Gans-Mount Auburn Cemetery - Baltimore MD
in Grave of a Famous Person World’s Lightweight Boxing Champion 1902-1904 1906-1908 posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 7/6/2020 last visited: 7/12/2020 |
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|  John Stricker - Baltimore MD
in Grave of a Famous Person The Battle of Baltimore, the heroic stand against British forces in September 1814, has long ranked among Baltimore's greatest achievements. Among the battle's many heroes was a 55-year-old Revolutionary War veteran of German descent named John Stricker. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 6/24/2020 last visited: 10/24/2020 |
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|  Samuel Smith - Baltimore MD
in Grave of a Famous Person Samuel Smith, Lt. Col. U.S. Army American Revolution, Maj. Gen. U.S. Army War of 1812. A hero in two wars, Smith spent 40 years as a U.S. Congressman and Senator. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 6/24/2020 last visited: 10/24/2020 |
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|  James McHenry Irish-Born Founding Father - Baltimore MD
in Grave of a Famous Person In 1787, McHenry signed the U.S. Constitution as a member of the Continental Congress from Maryland. He served as Secretary of War under presidents Washington and Adams, remaining a staunch Federalist until his death in 1816. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 6/24/2020 last visited: 8/1/2010 |
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