Luke McNamee - Arlington VA - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 2, Site 4964.

Description: From Find A Grave: US Navy Admiral. He served as the 21st President of the Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island from June 1933 to May 1934, as well as the 10th and 12th Naval Governor of the Pacific island of Guam. Born in Mount Hope, Wisconsin, in 1888 he received an appointment to attend the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, graduating in 1892. Commissioned as ensign in July 1894. He served two years aboard the training ship USS Atlanta before being commissioned an ensign in July 1894, and was then transferred to the steamer USS Essex, where he served until 1898. In March 1899 he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant junior grade and a lieutenant a year later. He served as executive officer of the gunboat USS Princeton during the Spanish–American War. In 1901 he served aboard the battleship USS Oregon, and from 1905 to 1908, he was assigned to the Guam Naval Station, and served twice as the acting Governor of Guam, first from November 1905 to December 1906, and again from October to December 1907. He then returned to the US and served as the naval inspector to General Electric works in Schenectady, New York and Massachusetts, and the navigator of the USS Nevada. After serving as the first commanding officer of the gunboat USS Sacramento, he was promoted to the rank of captain in 1917. While on the Sacramento, he commanded all Navy forces in the Gulf of Mexico, though this only consisted seven gunboats. After his promotion, he served as chief of staff to the commander of the US Pacific Fleet, and then to Admiral William Sims, commander of US Naval forces in Europe. In 1919, after the end of World War I, he was on the naval advisory board at the Paris Peace Conference in Paris, France. In 1921 he served as commanding officer of the battleship USS Nevada and in 1923 he was transferred to the battleship USS Tennessee. In 1924 he returned to shore duty and became the Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence in Suitland, Maryland for a brief period. From 1924 to 1926 he was appointed Naval attaché to the Court of St. James's in England and was promoted to the rank of rear admiral. In 1926 he commanded all the US Navy destroyers in the Battle Fleet, before becoming director of fleet training for the next four years. After being promoted to the rank of vice admiral, he returned to the Battle Fleet to command its Battleship force, doing so from 1931 to 1932. In 1933 he was promoted to the rank of admiral and commanded the entire Battle Force until June of that year, when he became President of the Naval War College. He retired in that position in May 1934, with 42 years of continued military service. During his Navy career, he was awarded the Navy Cross and the French Legion of Honour. After his retirement, he became President of the Mackay Radio and Telegraph Company, and was instrumental in expanding the company by modernizing its overseas operations and extended service on government and private vessels using the company's equipment as well. In 1940 he led negotiations with labor unions after they shut down company operations, and was able to reach an agreement. In May 1950 he became its Chairman of the Board of Directors. In May 1951 he resigned his position as director of both Mackay and International Telephone and Telegraph. He moved to New York City, New York where he became chairman of the executive committee of the Marine Museum in New York City. He spent the last two years of his life as a patient of the Naval Station Newport Hospital at Newport, Rhode Island and died there at the age of 81. Date of birth: 04/04/1871 Date of death: 12/30/1952 Area of notoriety: Military Marker Type: Monument Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: None Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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