Chambers, Washington Irving, 1856-1934

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1856
Death 1934

Biographical notes:

Naval officer.

From the description of Washington Irving Chambers papers, 1871-1943 (bulk 1911-1919). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979797

Biographical Note

1856, Apr. 4 Born, Kingston, N.Y. 1876 Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Duty in Pensacola (Screw steamer) 1877 1878 Duty in Portsmouth (Sloop of war) 1879 1882 Duty in Marion Promoted to ensign 1883 1884 Duty in the Bureau of Navigation 1884 Duty in Thetis and Alert, Greely Relief Expedition to the Arctic 1884 1888 Duty in the Office of Naval Intelligence Promoted to lieutenant, junior grade 1888 1889 Duty in the New York Naval Shipyard 1889 1891 Duty in Petrel 1891 1892 Duty in Atlanta Promoted to lieutenant 1892 Married Isabella Reynolds 1892 1893 Duty at Naval War College 1894 1895 Inspector of ordnance, Philadelphia, Pa. 1895 1897 Duty in Minneapolis 1898 1899 Duty in Newport Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I. Promoted to lieutenant commander 1899 1900 Duty in Texas 1900 1902 Duty in Annapolis 1902 Duty in Frolic 1902 1904 Duty in Newport Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I. 1905 1906 Duty in Nashville 1906 1907 Duty in Florida and Newark 1907 1909 Assistant chief, Bureau of Ordnance Promoted to captain 1909 Duty in Louisiana 1910 Assistant in charge of aviation matters, Navy Department General Board 1910 1911 Arranged aviation test flights from ships 1911 1913 In charge of aviation matters, Bureau of Navigation 1913 Ordered to retirement from navy; consented to remain on active duty at retired pay in Division of Operations Chairman of board to study the needs of an aeronautical organization within the navy 1914 Established the first Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. 1915 1919 In charge of aviation matters, Naval Operations Office 1919 Released from all active duty and retired 1934, Sept. 23 Died enroute to Washington, D.C., from the Pacific Coast

From the guide to the Washington Irving Chambers Papers, 1871-1943, (bulk 1911-1919), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Aeronautics
  • Airships
  • Balloons
  • Canals
  • Canals
  • Flight
  • Fortification
  • Fortification
  • Helicopters
  • Naval aviation
  • Naval aviation
  • Navy-yards and naval stations
  • Navy-yards and naval stations
  • Navy-yards and naval stations
  • Ordnance, Naval
  • Parachutes
  • Shipbuilding

Occupations:

  • Naval officers

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Rhode Island (as recorded)
  • Nicaragua (as recorded)
  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • Nicaragua (as recorded)
  • Rhode Island--Newport (as recorded)
  • Nicaragua Canal (Nicaragua) (as recorded)
  • Arctic regions (as recorded)
  • Nicaragua Canal (Nicaragua) (as recorded)
  • Arctic regions (as recorded)

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