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.

1918-1919, Defense Liaison Division, CNO - OPNAV

From Month/Year - / 1918	To Month/Year - / 1919
Unit Defense Liaison Division Unit Page
Rank Commander	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	Defense Liaison Division, CNO - OPNAV Details

	Type Combat - Sea
	Parent Unit CNO - OPNAV	Strength Department
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Last Updated: Dec 19, 2022

Memories For This Unit
Chain of Command During WWI, Leary worked with the British Fleet at Scapa Flow. He was also a liaison officer with the French Fleet and was a member of the Allied Naval Armistice Command during the peace negotiations, 1918/19.

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