Nathan Crook Twining

Nathan Crook Twining
Born	January 17, 1869(1869-01-17) Boscobel, Wisconsin
Died	July 4, 1924(1924-07-04) (aged 55) Nantucket, Massachusetts
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1885–1923
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	Tacoma
Battles/wars	Spanish–American War Occupation of Veracruz World War I
Relations	Merrill B. Twining & Nathan Farragut Twining (nephews)

Nathan Crook Twining (17 January 1869 – 4 July 1924) was a rear admiral of the United States Navy.

Biography

Twining was born in Boscobel, Wisconsin on January 17, 1869. He was appointed a naval cadet in 1885 and graduated from the United States Naval Academy on 7 June 1889. During the Spanish–American War, he served in Iowa (BB-4) in Cuban waters and later was executive officer of Kearsarge (BB-5) when that ship circumnavigated the globe with the Great White Fleet. He commanded Tacoma (C-18) during the bombardment of Veracruz, Mexico in 1914. During World War I, he served as Chief of Staff for Admiral William Sims, Commander of Naval Forces in European waters, and was also a member of the Allied War Council. Rear Admiral Twining retired early in 1923.^[1] He died on July 4, 1924 in Nantucket, Massachusetts.^[2]

Family

Twining was the uncle of United States Air Force General Nathan F. Twining, and United States Marine Corps General Merrill B. Twining. Rear Adm. Twining was married to Caroline Twining. Caroline died October 14, 1943, and is buried next to her husband.

Honors

In 1943, the destroyer USS Twining (DD-540) was named in his honor.

References

1. ^ "Twining Quits Naval Berth. Admiral's Retirement Due to Ill Health. Other Changes Provided in New Orders. Battle Fleet Chaplains to be Switched". Los Angeles Times. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/320373702.html?dids=320373702:320373702&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+13,+1923&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=TWINING+QUITS+NAVAL+BERTH&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-11-23. "Rear Admiral Nathan Crook Twining, chief-of-staff of the Pacific Fleet under Amiral Hugh Rodman and one of the most brilliant officers in the service, has boen ordered home and relieved of all active duty by recent naval orders." 
2. ^ "Twining". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History & Heritage Command. http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/t10/twining.htm. Retrieved 22 November 2010. 

External links

• Arlingtoncemetery.net : Nathan Crook Twining, Rear Admiral, United States Navy

Persondata
Name	Twining, Nathan C.
Alternative names
Short description	United States Navy Rear Admiral
Date of birth	17 January 1869
Place of birth	Boscobel, Wisconsin
Date of death	4 July 1924
Place of death	Nantucket, Massachusetts