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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correspondedWith Beck, William H. (William Hopkins), 1892-1957 person
correspondedWith Bostwick, W. A. person
correspondedWith Brooks, Stanley Truman, 1902-1958 person
associatedWith Greenslade, John Wills, 1880-1950. person
correspondedWith Halstead, A. S. (Alexander Seaman), 1861-1923 person
correspondedWith Horne, Frederick Joseph, 1880-1959 person
correspondedWith Ingersoll, Royal E. (Royal Eason), 1883-1976 person
correspondedWith King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956 person
correspondedWith Knox, Frank, 1874-1944 person
correspondedWith Leahy, William D. person
correspondedWith Leigh, Richard H. (Richard Henry), 1870-1946 person
correspondedWith Lethem, Gordon J. person
correspondedWith Lothian, Philip Henry Kerr, Marquis of, 1882-1940 person
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correspondedWith Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966 person
correspondedWith Pott, Herbert, approximately 1886-1945 person
correspondedWith Reber, John, 1887-1960 person
correspondedWith Slavich, John F. person
correspondedWith Taussig, Joseph K. (Joseph Knefler), 1877-1947 person
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