Photographs of US Commanders of World War I Naval Operations

COMMANDERS
This is a Series of Photographs and Biographies of the US Commanders of World War I Naval Operations
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Chief of Naval Operations

Admiral W. S. Benson

Secretary of the Navy and CNOSecretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral William Shepherd Benson.

Commander of US Naval Forces in Europe

Admiral William S. Sims

The King visits the Grand FleetDuring the King's visit to the Grand Fleet, from left to right: Admiral Sir David Beatty, commander in chief of the British Grand Fleet; Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman, commander of the American Squadron with the Grand Fleet; King George V; the Prince of Wales; and Vice Admiral William S. Sims.

Commander of Sixth Battle Squadron, Grand Fleet

Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman

Rodman with the Captains of his squadron To the left of Rodman is Captain Archibald Scales, commander of the Delaware, and Captain Henry A. Wiley, commander of the Wyoming and future commander in chief of the Atlantic Fleet. To the right of Rodman is Captain Thomas Washington, commander of the Florida, and Captain Charles F. Hughes, commander of Rodman's flagship of the New York and a future chief of Naval Operations.

Rodman and his staff

Last Updated 09 November 1999

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