december october admiral united_states navy president died surviving officer sinking graduate joined crew board ship suffered explosion havana harbor sinking maine helped spanish american war war participated number ships including uss philippine american war served uss took united_states occupation veracruz commanding battalion battleship uss north world war commanded laying anti submarine barrage north_sea awarded commandant attended aide secretary navy curtis promoted flag rank commandant norfolk navy yard commanded june november chief staff commander chief united states fleet commandant ninth naval district fourth naval district retiring navy january retirement president returned active duty world war secretary naval office member capacity involved awards naval career born new_orleans louisiana december son tyler wife née manning attended appointed maryland entered days naval cadets rank exist years law serve years eligible examinations rank ensign graduation june posted cruiser joined crew board february ship suffered explosion havana harbor way water waist deep darkness path wreckage joined survivors deck rescued city washington survivors officers loss maine helped spanish american war saw action conflict number ships including uss participated second battle commissioned ensign served philippine american war uss served uss newport engaged daughter rear admiral families knew usher wedding hannah sister olive april married ceremony marriage produced daughters elizabeth betty martha son iii son naval officer daughters married naval officers respectively sons law later served court martial duty commander torpedo boat uss commander uss june uss october joined torpedo boat uss year promoted lieutenant posted battleship uss maine namesake ship sinking survived engineering officer involved sea trials cruisers uss colorado senior engineer monitor senior engineer newly commissioned uss mississippi shore duty followed member short time navigator uss massachusetts old battleship training ship judge advocate attended conference officers naval war college newport rhode_island august inspection officer lieutenant commander posted battleship uss north march july october took united_states occupation veracruz commanding battalion landed returning ship executive officer july commander uss posted engineering instructor november responsible conversion steamer massachusetts ship commissioned december renamed january steamed britain june spent rest world war laying anti submarine barrage north_sea laid anchored mines returning united_states december awarded exceptionally service duty great responsibility commanding officer uss engaged laying mines north_sea officer officer commander commanded cruiser uss baltimore february june post held left attend naval war college graduating chief staff commander pacific fleet commanded cruiser uss seattle june december following usual pattern sea duty alternating shore duty posted office chief naval operations aide secretary navy curtis sea duty followed captain cruiser uss west_virginia promoted rear admiral captains promoted year commandant norfolk navy yard commanded june november chief staff commander chief united states fleet admiral flew flag battleship uss texas ship son law parsons serving commandant ninth naval district navy representative chicago sea command june commandant fourth naval district post held retirement january later life retirement president succession classmate died february announced priority complete building program envisaged predecessor began named memory returned active duty world war secretary naval office member capacity involved awards worcester chosen colleges college training program returned worcester war ended oversaw establishment unit campus october returning train navy reunion philadelphia seriously ill train stopped taken hospital died surviving officer buried arlington national cemetery wife hannah died survived daughters son
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