Giles B. Harber

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name=Giles B. Harber


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born=1849
died=December 29, 1925
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allegiance=United States of America
branch=United States Navy
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rank=Rear Admiral
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commands=United States Atlantic Fleet
Pacific Fleet
battles=Spanish-American War
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Giles B. Harber (1849–December 29 1925) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy and one-time Commander-in-Chief of both the United States Atlantic Fleet and the Pacific Fleet. He was born and died in Youngstown, Ohio. Harber, called a "Naval Hero" by the "The New York Times", was best known as for leading the rescue expedition for the USS "Jeannette" off of Siberia and the return of the body of her captain. He was a decorated by Congress for his role in the Spanish-American War. [cite news|title=Admiral Harber, Naval Hero, Dies|date=1925-12-31|page=15|work=The New York Times]

References

External links

*cite web|accessdate=2008-06-02
url=http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/jeanette.htm
title="A Lengthy Deployment: The Jeannette Expedition in Arctic Waters as Described in Annual Reports of the Secretary of the Navy, 1880-1884"
date=14 November 2003
publisher=Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy

Further reading

*cite book|accessdate=2008-06-02
url=http://books.google.com/books?id=NffE83USNVQC&dq=Giles+B.+Harber&source=gbs_summary_s&cad=0
author=Giles B. Harber, United States Navy Department
year=1884
publisher=Govt. print. off.
locationSiberia (Russia)
title=Report of Lieut. Giles B. Harber of his Search for the Missing People of the Jeannette