Pye, William Satterlee, VADM

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Vice Admiral
Primary Unit
1944-1946, Naval War College (Staff) Center for Naval Warfare Studies
Service Years
1901 - 1944
Vice Admiral Vice Admiral

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Home State
Minnesota
Minnesota
 Year of Birth
1880
 
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Home Town
Minneapolis
Date of Passing
May 04, 1959		  
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
Section 3, Plot 2454-1

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  1959, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


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ADMIRAL PYE was acting CINCPACFLT from the time Admiral Kimmel was relieved until Admiral Nimitz took over on 31 DEC 1941

His son was Pye, John Briscoe, LCDR who was the Executive Officer of the USS Swordfish (SS-193) sunk.
   
  1910-1912, USS Minnesota (BB-22)

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USS Minnesota (BB-22) 		Connecticut Class Battleship: Displacement 16,000 Tons, Dimensions, 456' 4" (oa) x 76' 10" x 26' 9" (Max). Armament 4 x 12"/45 8 x 8"/45, 12 x 7"/45, 20 x 3"/50, 4 21" tt. Armor, 9" Belt, 12" Turrets, 3" Decks, 9" Conning Tower. Machinery, 16,500 HP; 2 vertical, triple expansion engines, 2 screws. Speed, 18 Knots, Crew 881. Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Newport News, Shipbuilding, Newport News, Newport News, VA., October 27 1903. Launched April 8 1905. Commissioned March 9 1907. Decommissioned December 1 1921. Stricken November 10 1923. Fate: Broken Up for scrap at the Philadelphia Naval Ship Yard in 1924.

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Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Connecticut-class
Strength
Battleship

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Last Updated: Dec 24, 2009
   
   
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18 Members Also There at Same Time
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USS Minnesota (BB-22)
MURDOCK, Jos., RADM, (1870-1913) Rear Admiral Upper Half
Ward, Aaron, RADM, (1871-1913) Rear Admiral Upper Half
Sims, William Sowden, ADM, (1880-1922) Commander
Mustin, Henry Croskey, CAPT, (1896-1923) Lieutenant Commander
Taussig Sr., Joseph Knefler, VADM, (1899-1947) Lieutenant
Carter, Worrall Reed, RADM, (1908-1947) Ensign
Harrison, William Kelly, CDR, (1887-1919) OFF 111X Lieutenant Commander
Evans, Sydney Key, CAPT, (1907-1935) OFF 410X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Johnson, Lucius Warren, RADM, (1908-1946) OFF 210X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Kinkaid, Thomas Cassin, ADM, (1908-1950) OFF Lieutenant Junior Grade
Cobb, Calvin Hayes, VADM, (1911-1946) OFF Ensign
James, Jules, VADM, (1908-1946) OFF Ensign
Bell, Robert, PO3, (1911-1919) E E-0000 Petty Officer 3rd Class
King, Ernest Joseph, FADM, (1897-1945) Lieutenant
Gygax, Felix Xerxes, RADM, (1906-1946) Lieutenant Junior Grade
Badger, Oscar Charles, ADM, (1911-1952) Ensign
Capehart, Wadleigh, CAPT, (1906-1946) Ensign
Herbster, Victor Daniel, CAPT, (1908-1946) Ensign
Capehart, Wadleigh, CAPT, (1906-1946) Other Service Rank

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