Leary, Herbert Fairfax, VADM

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Vice Admiral

Last Primary NEC
111X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Surface Warfare

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1943-1945, Commander Eastern Sea Frontier

Service Years
1905 - 1945

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Personal Details

Home State
District Of Columbia

Year of Birth
1885

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Contact Info

Home Town Washington D.C.	Last Address Died: Dec. 3, 1957 Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Buried: U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery
Date of Passing Dec 03, 1957
Location of Interment U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery and Columbarium (VLM) - Annapolis, Maryland

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1957, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

VICE ADMIRAL HERBERT FAIRFAX LEARY

Other Comments:

21 December 1945.
The Navy announced today retirement of Vice Admiral Herbert F. Leary to inactive duty.

1933-1934, USS Portland (CA-33)

From Month/Year February / 1933	To Month/Year June / 1934
Unit USS Portland (CA-33) Unit Page
Rank Captain	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS Portland (CA-33) Details
	Hull number CA-33
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Heavy Cruiser
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Oct 21, 2013

Memories For This Unit
Chain of Command Commanding Officer: Captain Herbert Fairfax Leary, 02/231933 -06/01/1934.

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8 Members Also There at Same Time

USS Portland (CA-33)

Bradley, Willis Winter, CAPT, (1906-1946)			Commander
Rosendahl, Charles Emery, VADM, (1914-1946)			Lieutenant Commander
Beaumont, Arthur Edwin, CDR, (1933-1945)			Lieutenant
Luosey, Michael, CAPT, (1933-1960)			Ensign
Antrim, Richard Nott, RDML, (1931-1954)	OFF	00X	Lieutenant Junior Grade
Jackson, Charles, CAPT, (1926-1956)	OFF		Lieutenant Junior Grade
Kleinsmith, Charles, CPO, (1922-1942)	MM	MM-0000	Petty Officer Third Class
Miller, Maurice, MCPO, (1932-1945)	YN	YN-0000	Petty Officer Third Class