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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
Fife, James, Jr., ADM USN(Ret).
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Home Town
Reno, NV |
Last Address
Stonington, CT
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Date of Passing
Nov 01, 1975 |
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Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, Virginia |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
11 195-2 |
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Last Known Activity
James Fife Jr. retired from the Navy in August 1955, and was promoted upon retirement to full admiral. In retirement he served as the Director of Mystic Seaport museum in Stonington, Connecticut. During his tenure at Mystic Seaport he oversaw a great expansion of the museum's exhibits and the refloating of the historic whaling ship Charles W. Morgan. He bequeathed his estate in Stonington to the U.S. Navy, which turned it into a recreational area. The park is located at 571 Stonington Road (U.S. Route 1). A commemorative plaque is located on the property. Fife Hall, a navigation training facility at Naval Submarine Base New London is named in his honor. The USS Fife (DD-991), commissioned 31 May 1980 and decommissioned in 2003, was named in his honor.
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1917-1917, USS Tacoma (C-18)
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1918-1918, NAVSUBASE New London/Groton
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1918-1918, USS Chicago
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1919-1919, USS R-2 (SS-79)
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1920-1921, USS S-3 (SS-107)
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1921-1921, USS R-19 (SS-96)
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1922-1923, USS R-18 (SS-95)
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1924-1924, USS Seagull (AM-30)
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1925-1926, USS Beaver (AS-5)
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1926-1926, USS Elcano (PG-38)
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1931-1931, USS Leary (DD-158)
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1931-1931, USS Idaho (BB-42)
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1932-1934, USS Hatfield (DD-231)
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1934-1935, Bureau of Navigation (BuNav)
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1935-1937, USS Nautilus (SS-168)
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1938-1942, Naval Submarine School
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1942-1942, COMSUBRON 20, COMSUBGRU 10
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1942-1942, Commander, Submarines Asiatic (COMSUBASIATIC), Commander In Chief Asiatic Fleet
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1943-1944, Commander, Allied Naval Forces, West Australia
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1944-1944, Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (CINCUS)
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1944-1945, Commander, Allied Naval Forces, West Australia
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1945-1947, Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
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1947-1950, COMSUBLANT, COMNAVSUBFOR
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1950-1953, CNO - OPNAV
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1953-1955, Commander Naval Forces Eastern Atlantic /Mediterranean (CINCNELM/COMNELM)
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NAMESAKE - FIFE HALL(BLDG 437) - Naval Submarine Base New London
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NAMESAKE - Admiral Fife Recreation Area - Naval Submarine Base, New London 1
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Jul 29, 1917, Commissioned as Ensign
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Oct 15, 1917, Promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade
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Jul 01, 1920, Promoted to Lieutenant
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Mar 11, 1930, Promoted to Lieutenant Commander
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Jul 01, 1935, Promoted to Commander
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Jan 07, 1942, Promoted to Captain
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Apr 07, 1943, Promoted to Rear Admiral
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Aug 05, 1951, Promoted to Vice Admiral
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Jan 01, 1955, Retired
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May 31, 1980, NAMESAKE - USS FIFE (DD-991)4
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Aug 23, 2005, NAMESAKE - USS FIFE (DD-991) - SINKEX4
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