Christie, Ralph Waldo, VADM

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Vice Admiral

Last Primary NEC
112X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Submarine Warfare

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1949-1949, Commander, Western Sea Frontier

Service Years
1915 - 1949

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

California

Year of Birth
1893

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Contact Info

Last Address Honolulu, HI
Date of Passing Dec 19, 1987
Location of Interment National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (VA) - Honolulu, Hawaii	Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 2, Wall E, Row 400, Site 423

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1987, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

Additional Information

Other Comments:

Admiral Christie was the only Flag Officer in WWII to participate in a submarine war patrol. He made 2 one on USS Bowfin and one on USS Harder.

1926-1928, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport RI

From Month/Year - / 1926	To Month/Year - / 1928
Unit Naval Torpedo Station, Newport RI Unit Page
Rank Lieutenant Commander	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	Naval Torpedo Station, Newport RI Details

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Last Updated: Feb 1, 2009

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11 Members Also There at Same Time

Naval Torpedo Station, Newport RI

Grenfell, Elton Watters, VADM, (1926-1964)			Ensign
Corwin, Arie Alverdo, CAPT, (1903-1945)	OFF	00X	Commander
McInerney, Francis Xavier, VADM, (1920-1955)	OFF		Lieutenant
Eller, Ernest McNeill, RADM, (1925-1970)	OFF	00X	Ensign
Fraser, Thomas Edward, CDR, (1924-1942)	OFF		Ensign
McClusky, Clarence Wade, RADM, (1926-1956)	OFF	00X	Ensign
Austin, Bernard Lige, VADM, (1924-1968)			Ensign
Ford, Walter Chilcott, RADM, (1925-1955)			Ensign
MacMillan, Duncan Calvin, RADM, (1926-1956)			Ensign
Naquin, Oliver Francis, RADM, (1925-1955)			Ensign
Tolman, Charles Edward, CDR, (1925-1943)			Ensign