David Worth Bagley - Arlington VA - Grave of a Famous Person on Waymarking.com

He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 8, Site 460-RH

Description: From Find A Grave-United States Navy Admiral. His military career spanned World Wars I and II and he served in command positions the Pacific Theater of operations during World War II. After completing high school, he attended North Carolina State College, now known as North Carolina State University, in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1898 and 1899 before entering the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland in 1900. Upon graduating in February 1904, he went to sea on the battleship USS Missouri, attached to the North Atlantic Fleet. In December 1905 he was reassigned to the Asiatic Fleet and served successively on the gunboat USS Concord and armored cruiser USS West Virginia. While serving on the USS Concord, he was commissioned an ensign in February 1906. He was detached from the USS West Virginia in March 1907 and the following year he was assigned to the battleship USS Rhode Island of the Atlantic Fleet and made the voyage around the world with her in the Great White Fleet. In April 1909 he went to the General Electric Company in Schenectady, New York for a year of instruction and in April 1910 he became aide and flag lieutenant to the Commander, 2nd Division, Atlantic Fleet. After a similar tour of duty on the staff of the Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet, he reported for duty at the United States Naval Academy in September 1912. Two years later he returned to sea as a first lieutenant on the battleship USS Michigan with the Atlantic Fleet. In September 1915 he became commander of the destroyer USS Drayton. In January 1917 he transferred to the destroyer USS Jacob Jones and was soon participating in antisubmarine patrols and convoy escort missions in the western approaches to the British Isles, the Irish Sea and the English Channel, when the United States entered World War I. On December 6, 1917, the Jacob Jones was struck by a torpedo and it sank within eight minutes carrying 64 crewmen with her. He and 37 others made it into the icy water in boats and on rafts and they were rescued two days later. He then returned to the United States and became the prospective commanding officer of the destroyer USS Lea, then under construction at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He put her into commission on October 2, 1918 and commanded her until January 1919 when he became the American port officer at Rotterdam, Netherlands with additional duty as the assistant naval attaché in the American legation at The Hague. In 1921 he returned to the United States for a tour of duty in the Office of Naval Intelligence, Washington D.C. The following year he returned to sea in command of the destroyer USS Reno and as Commander, Destroyer Division 32, Pacific Fleet. In August 1923 he transferred to command of Division 35, Destroyer Squadrons, Battle Fleet and in May 1924 he returned to the United States for another tour of duty at the United States Naval Academy. In 1926, at the end of the academic year, he became the chief of staff to the Commander, Naval Forces, Europe. In April 1927, he was reassigned to the 9th Naval District as the assistant (later changed to chief of staff) to the commandant with temporary additional duty as acting commanding officer of the Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, in Illinois. He returned to sea in December 1931 as commanding officer of heavy cruiser USS Pensacola, then serving in the Atlantic with Cruiser Division 4, Scouting Fleet. In May 1933 he returned to Washington D.C. for duty in the Bureau of Navigation, later becoming the assistant bureau chief. Two years later he attended the Naval War College at Newport, Rhode Island and after completing the senior course, he remained there as a member of the staff. This was followed by a year of duty as Commander, Destroyer Squadron 20, Destroyers, Scouting Fleet. Date of birth: 01/08/1883 Date of death: 05/24/1960 Area of notoriety: Military Marker Type: Monument Setting: Outdoor Visiting Hours/Restrictions: None Fee required?: No Web site: [Web Link]

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