26 Dec 1894

United States
21 Jun 1906

United States
5 Jun 1908

United States
3 Jun 1910

United States
5 Jun 1915

United States
  • Pedro del Valle graduated from the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, United States and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the US Marine Corps. ww2dbase [Pedro del Valle | Annapolis, Maryland | CPC]
28 Jun 1917

United States
  • J. J. Clark, United States Naval Academy class of 1918, graduated one year early due to the looming WWI. Clark was a member of the Cherokee Nation and was the first Native American to graduate from the Naval Academy. ww2dbase [J. J. Clark | Annapolis, Maryland | DS]
  • Miles Browning, United States Naval Academy class of 1918, graduated one year early due to the looming WWI. ww2dbase [Miles Browning | Annapolis, Maryland | DS]
  • Clifton Sprague, United States Naval Academy class of 1918, graduated one year early due to the looming WWI. ww2dbase [Clifton Sprague | Annapolis, Maryland | DS]
  • Thomas Sprague, United States Naval Academy class of 1918, graduated one year early due to the looming WWI. ww2dbase [Thomas Sprague | Annapolis, Maryland | DS]
6 Jun 1918

United States
18 Mar 1939

United States
22 Dec 1939

United States
27 Dec 1939

United States
22 Dec 1941

United States
3 Sep 1945

United States
16 Nov 1946

Photo(s) dated 16 Nov 1946
President Harry Truman tours the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, United States escorted by Academy Superintendent Vice-Admiral Aubrey Fitch, right, 16 Nov 1946.
15 Jan 1947

United States
4 Jun 1970

United States
  • Clifton Cates passed away from illness at the United States Naval Hospital in Annapolis, Maryland, United States. ww2dbase [Clifton Cates | Annapolis, Maryland | CPC]
28 Apr 1978

United States

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis




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