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Service Details
Last Rank
Vice Admiral
Last Primary NEC
00X-Unknown NOC/Designator
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1963-1966, 5th Naval District
Service Years
1925 - 1966
Last Photo
Personal Details
Home State
Illinois
Year of Birth 1904
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Taylor, Edmund Battelle, VADM.
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Contact Info
Home Town Chicago, IL
Last Address Virginia Beach, VA
Date of Passing Apr 30, 1973
Location of Interment Woodlawn Memorial Gardens - Norfolk, Virginia
1925-1926, USS New York (BB-34)
1926-1926, US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)
1927-1929, USS Wyoming (BB-32)
1929-1931, USS Hatfield (DD-231)
1931-1932, USS Leary (DD-158)
1932-1935, US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)
1935-1936, USS Philip (DD-76)
1936-1937, USS Perry (DD-340)
1937-1939, Commander Destroyers, Battle Force
1939-1942, Bureau of Navigation (BuNav)
1942-1942, USS Duncan (DD-485)
1943-1944, USS Bennett (DD-473)
1943-1944, USS Anthony (DD-515)
1944-1944, USS Fullam (DD-474)
1944-1946, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV)
1946-1948, US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)
1948-1950, Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet (CINCPACFLT)/Commander Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT)
1950-1951, USS Salem (CA-139)
1951-1951, Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS)
1951-1952, Under Secretary of the Navy (UNSECNAV), Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV)
1958-1959, Commander, Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet, Commander, US Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFLTFORCOM)
1963-1966, 5th Naval District
Jun 04, 1925, Commissioned as Ensign
Jun 04, 1928, Promoted to Lieutenant Junior Grade
Aug 01, 1934, Promoted to Lieutenant
Jul 01, 1939, Promoted to Lieutenant Commander
Aug 01, 1942, Promoted to Commander
May 20, 1943, Promoted to Captain
Sep 01, 1952, Promoted to Rear Admiral
Dec 30, 1959, Promoted to Vice Admiral