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Last Rank
Vice Admiral
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Last Primary NEC
00X-Unknown NOC/Designator
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Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
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Primary Unit
1945-1946, CNO - OPNAV
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Service Years
1905 - 1946
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Kent Weekly (SS/DSV) (DBF), EMCS
to remember
Wilkinson, Theodore Stark, Jr. (*), VADM USN(Ret).
If you knew or served with this Sailor and have additional information or photos to support this Page, please leave a message for the Page Administrator(s) HERE.
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Contact Info
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Home Town
Annapolis, MD |
Last Address
Norfolk, VA
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Date of Passing
Feb 21, 1946 |
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Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, Virginia |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
2 3645 |
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Last Known Activity
Theodore Wilkinson was only an Ensign when he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions serving aboard the USS Florida (BB-36) in Veracruz, Mexico. As a Lieutenant, he was recognized for a few of his creations while stationed at the Bureau of Ordance. He is credited with creating a noxious gas filler for shells that would serve as a smoke screen, a successful design of depth charges, and the creation of the firing mechanism for the Mark VI mine.
VADM Wilkinson died in a ferry accident. He was able to save his wife, but he himself drowned.
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Other Comments:
Medal of Honor
Service: Navy
Division: U.S.S. Florida
General Orders: War Department, General Orders No. 177 (December 4, 1915)
Citation: The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Ensign Theodore Stark Wilkinson, Jr., United States Navy;
"for distinguished conduct in battle during the engagements of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 21 and 22 April 1914, on board the U.S.S. FLORIDA. Ensign Wilkinson was in both days' fighting at the head of his company and was eminent and conspicuous in his conduct, leading his men with skill and courage."
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1913-1914, USS Florida (BB-30)
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1914-1914, USS Tennessee (ACR-10)
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1914-1914, US Defense Attache Office (USDAO) Paris, France
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1914-1915, USS North Carolina (ACR-12)
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1915-1916, USS Florida (BB-30)
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1916-1917, Atlantic Fleet Division 7, Commander, US Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFLTFORCOM)
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1916-1919, Bureau of Ordnance
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1919-1920, USS Kansas (BB-21)
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1920-1921, 111X, USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
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1921-1921, 111X, USS Osborne (DD-295)
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1921-1922, 111X, USS Goff (DD-247)
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1922-1922, 111X, USS Taylor (DD-94)
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1922-1925, Bureau of Ordnance
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1925-1926, USS King (DD-242)
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1926-1930, Bureau of Navigation
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1930-1931, Commander Cruisers Scouting Fleet
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1931-1934, General Board, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV)
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1934-1936, USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
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1936-1939, Bureau of Navigation
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1939-1941, 111X, Commander Cruisers Scouting Fleet
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1939-1941, USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
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1941-1941, USS Mississippi (BB-41)
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1941-1942, Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)
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1942-1943, Commander Battleship Division 2
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1943-1943, Commander South Pacific Area and South Pacific Force (COMSOPAC)
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1944-1944, Commander Third Amphibious Force, Commander Naval Amphibious Forces Pacific (COMPHIBPAC)
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1944-1945, Commander Task Force 79 (CTF-79), COMSEVENTHFLT
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1945-1946, Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
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1945-1946, CNO - OPNAV
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Arlington National Cemetery
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Jun 05, 1911, Commissioned as Ensign
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Jun 05, 1917, Promoted to Lieutenant
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Mar 29, 1921, Promoted to Lieutenant Commander
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Feb 01, 1937, Promoted to Captain
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Apr 01, 1942, Promoted to Rear Admiral
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Aug 12, 1944, Promoted to Vice Admiral
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Jul 29, 1954, NAMESAKE - USS WILKINSON (DD-930/DL-5)  3
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Mar 19, 2019, General Photos1
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