Miller, Cyrus Robinson, 1874-1947

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From the description of Cyrus Robinson Miller papers, 1897-1940 (bulk 1897-1918). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979806

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1874, Oct. 12 Born, Sacramento, Calif. circa 1893 1895 Student, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. circa 1895 1897 Student, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1897 1899 Midshipman aboard battleship Oregon and armored cruiser Buffalo circa 1900 Aboard warship Albatross during scientific expedition with naturalist Alexander Agassiz to Marquesas Islands, Tahiti, Tonga, Fiji, and other South Sea islands 1902 Assigned to cruiser Cincinnati; assisted victims of Mont Pelée eruption, St. Pierre, Martinique circa 1902 1903 Assigned to cruiser Baltimore; patrolled China coast and performed peacekeeping duties in Shanghai circa 1904 Naval aide to President Theodore Roosevelt circa 1905 1907 Commanded gunboats Samar and Pampanga, Philippine Islands; assisted in suppressing insurgency, Mindinao Island circa 1908 1909 Assigned to battleship Illinois; sailed with Great White Fleet Led rescue party, Messina, Sicily, following earthquake circa 1910 1912 Assigned to battleship Georgia circa 1912 1914 Superintendent of compasses, United States Naval Observatory, Washington, D.C. 1914 Executive officer, battleship Wyoming, during its participation in American seizure of Veracruz, Mexico 1918 Married Lois McGinley Commanded cruiser Cleveland; guided merchant convoys in North Atlantic Ocean Commanded troop transport ship Von Steuben; ferried troops to and from France circa 1918 1921 Student officer, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. circa 1921 1922 Chief of staff, Destroyer Squadrons, United States Fleet circa 1922 1923 Assistant director of naval intelligence, Washington, D.C. 1923 Retired from United States Navy 1947, May 29 Died, Palm Beach, Fla From the guide to the Cyrus Robinson Miller Papers, 1897-1940, (bulk 1897-1918), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Naval convoys

Naval convoys

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World War, 1914-1918

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