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James Henry Glennon | |
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 Rear Admiral James H. Glennon, c. 1919 | |
| Born | (1857-02-11)February 11, 1857 French Gulch, California, US |
| Died | May 29, 1940(1940-05-29) (aged 83) Washington, D.C., US |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1874–1921 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Battles / wars | Spanish–American War Philippine–American War World War I |
| Awards | Navy Cross |
James Henry Glennon (11 February 1857 – 29 May 1940) was aUnited States Navy officer. He saw action in theSpanish–American War, thePhilippine–American War, andWorld War I.
Born inFrench Gulch, California, he was appointed a cadetmidshipman on 24 September 1874. He served as a midshipman inLackawanna,Alaska andPensacola, and later as an officer inRanger (1881–85) andConstellation (1885–88).
He commanded a forwardgun turret in the battleshipMassachusetts when she andTexas sank theReina Mercedes on 4 July 1898.
While executive officer and navigator in the gunboatVicksburg, he participated in the actions against thePhilippine insurgents.
During 1912 to 1913 he was President of theBoard of Naval Ordnance and of the Joint Army-Navy Board onsmokeless powder.
He served asCommandant of theWashington Navy Yard and Superintendent of theNaval Gun Factory from 1915 to early 1917 when he was appointed the Navy Department representative in a special mission underElihu Root being sent toRussia. At the risk of his life, Glennon persuaded mutinous Russian sailors who had taken over Russian ships-of-war in the waters ofSevastopol, to restore command to their officers. After completing the mission to Russia, he took command of Battleship Division 5 with his flag in the battleshipConnecticut.
He was awarded theNavy Cross for meritorious service in this command, including the instruction of midshipmen and thousands of recruits for duty asarmed guard crews of merchant ships. Detached from this duty on 17 September 1918, he became Commandant of the13th Naval District until 3 January 1919, then was Commandant of the3rd Naval District atNew York. Having reached the statutory age for retirement, he was transferred to the Retired List on 1 February 1921.
Rear Admiral James Henry Glennon died atWashington, D.C., 29 May 1940, and was buried atArlington National Cemetery.[1]
USS Glennon (DD-620), aGleaves-classdestroyer, andUSS Glennon (DD-840), aGearing-class destroyer, were named after Admiral Glennon.
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