Christy, Harley Hannibal, VADM

Deceased
 
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Final Rank
Vice Admiral
Last Designator
111X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Surface Warfare
Last Designator Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1933-1934, Naval Retiring Board, Under Secretary of the Navy (UNSECNAV)
Service Years
1891 - 1934
Vice Admiral Vice Admiral

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Home State
Ohio
Ohio
Year of Birth
1870
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Circleville, Ohio
Last Address
Bethesda, Maryland
Date of Passing
Jun 04, 1950
 
Location of Interment
U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery and Columbarium (VLM) - Annapolis, Maryland

 Official Badges 

US Navy Retired 30


 Unofficial Badges 




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
United States Naval InstituteU.S. Naval Academy Cemetery and Columbarium (VLM)
  1891, United States Naval Institute - Assoc. Page
  1950, National Cemetery Administration (NCA), U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery and Columbarium (VLM) (Annapolis, Maryland)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

US Navy Vice Admiral. Born in Circleville, Ohio, he graduated from the US Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland, in 1891. He served in a variety of warship and educational assignments and was in command of two small gunboats in 1902 and as Executive Officer on the USS North Carolina in 1910. Promoted Commander in 1915, he was in command of station ships at Annapolis, Maryland, when he was placed in charge of vessels for the Army Transport, at the Naval Academy, (1915-17). In May 1917, he was promoted Captain in command of the Armored Cruiser USS San Diego engaged in important duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies to European ports. During World War I, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for distinguished service while in command of USS San Diego which was sunk by a German mine on July 19, 1918. After the war, he was stationed at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, where he was station Commander. In 1924, he was promoted Rear Admiral, held several flag commands ashore and afloat, as well as serving at the Naval War College and other Navy boards in Washington D.C. Christy retired from active duty in October 1934, and in January 1950 was advanced to the rank of Vice Admiral on the Retired List in honor of his combat awards. He died at age 79 in Bethesda, Maryland.

   
Other Comments:

Foreign Awards:
Grand Officer of the Order of AvizĀ  - Portugal
Abdon Calderon, First Class and Diploma - Ecuador


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 Unit Assignments
US NavyUS Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)USS Solace (AH-2)Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, FL
School Assignments - StaffNaval Air Station (NAS)  New Orleans, LASecretary of the Navy (SECNAV)Under Secretary of the Navy (UNSECNAV), Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV)
  1891-1893, USS Lancaster (1858) (Screw Sloop)
  1893-1896, USS Newark (C-1)
  1897-1897, USS Constellation (1854) Sloop of War
  1897-1898, 00X, USS Detroit (C-10)
  1898-1901, USS Amphitrite (BM-2)
  1901-1902, US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)
  1902-1902, USS Chesapeake (1898)
  1902-1902, USS Alvarado (1895)
  1902-1903, USS Solace (AH-2)
  1903-1904, USS Annapolis (PG-10)
  1906-1907, US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)
  1907-1907, USS Florida (M-9)
  1907-1908, US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)
  1908-1910, 00X, USS North Carolina (ACR-12)
  1910-1912, US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)
  1912-1912, 00X, USS Chester (CL-1)
  1913-1913, 00X, USS Brooklyn (CA-3)
  1914-1914, 00X, USS Salem (CL-3)
  1915-1915, 00X, USS Kearsarge (BB-5)
  1915-1917, 00X, US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)
  1915-1917, 111X, USS Reina Mercedes (IX-25)
  1917-1917, 00X, USS Minneapolis (C-13)
  1917-1918, 00X, USS San Diego (ACR/CA-6)
  1918-1919, 00X, USS Wyoming (BB-32)
  1920-1923, 00X, Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, FL
  1923-1924, 00X, USS California (BB-44)
  1925-1927, Commander Scouting Fleet
  1927-1929, 15th Naval District, Fort Amador, CZ
  1929-1930, Commander Battleship Division 3
  1930-1931, Commander Battleship Division 4
  1931-1931, Naval War College (Staff) Center for Naval Warfare Studies
  1931-1932, 8th Naval District
  1932-1932, Naval Air Station (NAS) New Orleans, LA
  1932-1933, General Board, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV)
  1933-1934, Naval Retiring Board, Under Secretary of the Navy (UNSECNAV)
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1898-1898 Spanish-American War
  1914-1914 US Occupation of Veracruz
  1917-1918 World War I
 Colleges Attended 
United States Naval AcademyNaval War College
  1887-1891, United States Naval Academy
  1924-1925, Naval War College
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