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Home Town Bay City, Michigan
Last Address Buried at Arlington National Cemetery next to his son, also Rear Admiral and also a Navy Cross recipient.
Date of Passing Jan 15, 1934
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Rear Admiral James Joseph Raby
James Joseph Raby (September 17, 1874, Bay City, Michigan - January 15, 1934, Midway, Georgia) was an rear admiral of the United States Navy.
Raby was appointed a midshipman on September 9, 1891. Commissioned as an ensign on July 1, 1895, he advanced rapidly in rank, becoming commander on July 1, 1914, captain on November 23, 1919, and rear admiral on November 1, 1927.
1911 the battleship Oregon (BB-3). In 1912, he commanded the USS Pennsylvania (USS Pitsburgh CA-4) with additional duty as Commander of the port of Apra, Guam. During World War I, he received the Navy Cross for convoy escort duty while commanding Albany (CL-23) and later Missouri (BB-11).
After various assignments in Washington, D.C., in 1922 Raby became Commandant of the Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, and of the 8th Naval District. In 1931, he became Commandant of the 6th Naval District with additional duty as Commandant of the Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, South Carolina.
He died near Midway, Georgia, in a traffic accident on January 15, 1934, aged 59.
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JAMES JOSEPH RABY REAR ADMIRAL USN
DATE OF DEATH: 01/15/1934
BURIED AT: SECTION 6 SITE 9629
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
JANE CALLAGHAN RABY(wife)
DATE OF BIRTH: 12/20/1875
DATE OF DEATH: 10/31/1957
BURIED AT: SECTION 6 SITE 9629 N H
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
JOHN J. RABY (son)
R/ADM US NAVY
DATE OF BIRTH: 11/01/1907
DATE OF DEATH: 02/19/1967
BURIED AT: SECTION 6 SITE 9109-K
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
NOTE: Admiral Raby was the father of John Raby, Rear Admiral, United States Navy, and they are buried in the same section at Arlington National Cemetery. Both, father and son, were: Naval Aviators, each was awarded the Navy Cross and retired as Rear Admirals.
