Greenslade, John F. (John Francis), 1904-

  1. Greenslade, John F. (John Francis), 1904-
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1880, Jan. 11 Born, Bellevue, Ohio 1898 Served on the Chicago (protected cruiser), Cuban campaign, and the Montgomery (cruiser), Puerto Rican campaign, Spanish-American War 1899 Graduated United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1899 1902 Served in Philippines 1904 Married Marie Melanie Taylor (died 1936) 1904 1906 Instructor, electrical engineering, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1909 1911 Instructor, electrical engineering, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1914 Commanded Vulcan (collier) 1915 1916 Senior Assistant to Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1917 Head, Department of Ordinance and Gunnery, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1918 Commissioned captain; commanded Housatonic (mine layer), Northern Mine Barrage, North Sea 1919 Commanded Galveston (cruiser) 1920 1923 Inspector of ordinance, Naval Powder Factory and Proving Ground, Indian Head, Md. 1923 1925 Commanded Mine Squadron I, United States Fleet 1926 1928 Head, Operations Department, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. 1928 1929 Commanded Pennsylvania (battleship) 1929 1930 Chief of staff, Battleship Divisions, United States Fleet 1932 Commissioned rear admiral 1932 1934 Commanded Submarine Force, United States Fleet 1933 1939 Vice admiral, commander battleships, United States Fleet 1937 Married Mary Lee Gallagher (died 1943) 1940 1941 Senior member, President's Board to Select Sites of Bases in British Possessions 1941 1944 Commandant, Twelfth Naval District with additional duty as Commandant, Pacific Southern Naval Coastal Frontier 1944 Retired from navy Coordinator, naval logistics, Pacific Coast Chair, joint boards for ship operations, building and repair, Pacific Coast Married Alma Rudd Gunther 1945 Resources coordinator, Western Sea Frontier 1950, Jan. 6 Died, Bellevue, Ohio

From the guide to the John Wills Greenslade Papers, 1847-1961, (bulk 1895-1952), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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