Pratt, William Veazie, ADM

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Admiral

Primary Unit
1930-1933, CNO - OPNAV

Service Years
1886 - 1933

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Maine

Year of Birth
1869

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Contact Info

Home Town Belfast, Waldo County, Maine	Last Address Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts BURIAL: Grove Cemetery Belfast, Waldo County, Maine
Date of Passing Nov 25, 1957
Wall/Plot Coordinates Johnson-Pratt Vault

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS)


	1886, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States (MOLLUS) - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

William Veazie Pratt was an admiral in the United States Navy. He served as the President of the Naval War College from 1925 to 1927, and as the 5th Chief of Naval Operations from 1930 to 1933.

Other Comments:

USS William V. Pratt (DLG-13, later DDG-44) was a Farragut-class destroyer commissioned in 1961 as DLG-13 and reclassified as a guided missile destroyer, designation DDG-44, in 1975.

1910-1910, USS CALIFORNIA (ACR-6)

From Month/Year - / 1910	To Month/Year - / 1910
Unit USS CALIFORNIA (ACR-6) Unit Page
Rank Commander	NEC Not Specified
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS CALIFORNIA (ACR-6) Details

	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Heavy Cruiser
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Mar 18, 2007

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10 Members Also There at Same Time

USS CALIFORNIA (ACR-6)

Mayo, Henry Thomas, ADM, (1876-1920)			Captain
Leahy, William Daniel, FADM, (1899-1949)			Lieutenant Commander
Bennion, Mervyn Sharp, CAPT, (1910-1941)			Ensign
Covington, Jesse Whitfield, CPO, (1908-1935)			Seaman
Badt, Harry Asher, Cmdre, (1908-1946)	OFF		Lieutenant Junior Grade
Withers, Thomas, RADM, (1906-1946)	OFF		Ensign
Sanderson, George, CPO, (1882-1945)	BM	BM-0000	Chief Petty Officer
White, Robert William, CPO, (1891-1925)	000		Chief Petty Officer
Hunt, Louis, PO3, (1910-1914)	00	00E	Petty Officer Third Class
Oldendorf, Jesse Bartlett, ADM, (1909-1948)			Midshipman