Craven, Thomas T. (Thomas Tingey), 1873-1950

U.S. naval officer.

From the description of Papers, 1842-1969 (bulk 1917-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31605251

Naval officer.

From the description of Thomas T. Craven papers, 1842-1969 (bulk 1917-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79729181

Biographical Note

• 1873, July 8: Born, Vallejo, Calif.
• 1896: Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
• 1901: Married Antoinette Merritt
• 1908: Served as gunnery officer, South Carolina (battleship)
• 1915: Attended Naval War College, Newport, R.I.
• 1916 - 1918 : Commanded Sacramento (gunboat)
• 1918: Commanded United States Naval Aviation Forces in Europe
• 1919 - 1921 : Director of naval aviation; ordered conversion of the Jupiter (collier) into the Langley (aircraft carrier)
• 1922: Commanded Destroyer Squadron Fifteen in early charting of Atlantic Ocean floor using sound equipment
• 1923: Defended Edward H. Watson in court-martial resulting from mass shipwreck at Point Honda, Calif.
• 1927 - 1928 : Director of naval communications
• 1928: Promoted to rear admiral; commanded Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill.
• 1929 - 1931 : Commander, Yangtze Patrol, China
• 1931 - 1933 : Chief coordinator, Federal Coordinating Service, Bureau of the Budget
• 1935: Commander, Battleship Division One
• 1937: Commandant, Thirteenth Naval District, Bremerton, Wash.
• 1937: Retired from active naval service
• 1942 - 1946 : Recalled to active duty; superintendent, New York State Maritime Academy, Fort Schuyler, N.Y.
• 1950, Apr. 5: Died, St. Albans, N.Y.

From the guide to the Thomas T. Craven Papers, 1842-1969, 1917-1945, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)