Deyo, Morton L. (Morton Lyndholm), 1887-1973

Naval officer.

From the description of Papers of Morton L. Deyo, 1911-1981 (bulk 1911-1954). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71071222

Biographical Note

• 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.

From the guide to the Morton L. Deyo Papers, 1911-1981, (bulk 1911-1954), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)