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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	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.

1932-1932, Naval War College (Staff) Center for Naval Warfare Studies

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Last Updated: Nov 7, 2017

Memories For This Unit
Chain of Command JANUARY 1, 1932 UNITED STATES NAVY DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF NAVIGATION RECORDS Leary, Herbert F, capt, instrn, naval war college, Newport, R I

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12 Members Also There at Same Time

Naval War College (Staff) Center for Naval Warfare Studies

Laning, Harris, ADM, (1895-1937)			Rear Admiral Lower Half
Andrews, Adolphus, VADM, (1897-1943)			Captain
Halsey Jr., William Frederick, FADM, (1900-1947)			Captain
McCRARY, Frank, CAPT, (1897-1936)			Captain
Whiting, Kenneth, CAPT, (1905-1943)			Captain
Deyo, Morton Lyndholm, VADM, (1911-1949)			Commander
Withers, Thomas, RADM, (1906-1946)	OFF		Commander
Conolly, Richard Lansing, ADM, (1914-1953)	OFF		Lieutenant Commander
Denebrink, Francis Compton, VADM, (1917-1956)			Lieutenant Commander
Moon, Don Pardee, RADM, (1916-1944)			Lieutenant Commander
Gaines, Oliver Wallace, CAPT, (1917-1950)	OFF	00X	Lieutenant
Holloway, James Lemuel, ADM, (1918-1959)	OFF		Lieutenant