Wainwright, Richard, RADM

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Rear Admiral Upper Half
Primary Unit
1910-1911, Aide for Operations, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV)
Service Years
1868 - 1911
Rear Admiral Upper Half Rear Admiral Upper Half

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Home State
District Of Columbia
Year of Birth
1849
 
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Contact Info
Last Address
Washington, DC
Date of Passing
Mar 06, 1926
 
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section 3, Grave 4336

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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS)National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
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  1926, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:


Was an LT for 21 years before being advanced to LCDR.  Was the Executive Officer onboard USS Maine (ACR-1) when sunk.

Retired from active duty on December 7, 1911. Admiral Wainwright died on March 6, 1926 in Washington, D.C. and was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.

   
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Profile for the CO of the USS Maine: Sigsbee, Charles (CO USS Maine (ACR-1), RADM 

His father's profile: Wainwright, Richard, CDR


His son profile: Wainwright, Jr., Richard, CDR

   

  1888-1890, US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)

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20 Members Also There at Same Time
US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)

Glass, Henry, RADM, (1863-1906) Commander
Sampson, William Thomas, RADM, (1861-1902) Commander
Sigsbee, Charles Dwight, RADM, (1862-1907) Commander
Colahan, Charles Ellwood, CDR, (1869-1904) Lieutenant
Harris, Uriah Rose, RADM, (1869-1911) Lieutenant
Howard, Thomas Benton, RADM, (1873-1919) Lieutenant
Williams, Clarence Stewart, ADM, (1884-1927) Ensign
Bagley, Worth, ENS, (1895-1898) Midshipman
Hughes, Charles Frederick, ADM, (1888-1930) Midshipman
Jewell, Charles Thomas, CDR, (1892-1909) Midshipman
TAYLOR, Montgomery Meigs, ADM, (1890-1936) Midshipman
Upham, Frank Brooks, ADM, (1893-1936) Midshipman
Soley, James Russell, CDR, (1886-1890) OFF 00X Commander
Benson, William, ADM, (1873-1919) OFF 00X Lieutenant
Sommers, Robert Emil, LT, (1854-1907) 00 00E Lieutenant
Bullard, William Hannum Grubb, RADM, (1886-1922) OFF 00X Ensign
McVay, Charles Butler, ADM, (1886-1932) 00 00E Other Service Rank
Harrington, Purnell Frederick, RADM, (1861-1906) Commander
Morgan, Stokeley, LCDR, (1876-1900) Ensign
KITTELLE, Sumner, RADM, (1889-1931) Midshipman

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