Frank Herman Schofield

Infobox Military Person
name=Frank Herman Schofield
born= birth date|1869|1|4
died= 1942


caption= Frank Herman Schofield
nickname=
placeofbirth= Jerusalem, New York
placeofdeath= Bethesda, Maryland
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Navy
serviceyears=1890-1933
rank= Admiral
unit=
commands=Commander in Chief, Battle Force USS Texas
battles=Spanish American War World War I
awards= Navy Cross
relations=
laterwork=

Frank Herman Schofield, born on 4 January 1869 at Jerusalem, New York, was a decorated admiral in the United States Navy, where he served with distinction in the Spanish-American War and World War I.

Schofield graduated from the United States Naval Academy on 6 June 1890 and was commissioned Ensign in 1892. During the Spanish-American War, he served as executive officer of the USS Hawk (IX-14), [cite news
author=
title=Schofield for Chase
date=1931-04-13
work=Time Magazine
url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,752769,00.html
accessdate=2008-08-10] participating in the blockade of Cuban ports and in the capture of four enemy ships.

Between 1898 and 1917, he served in various capacities afloat and ashore including duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. During this time, while commanding the USS Supply he reported seeing "three meteors which he says appeared near the horizon and below the clouds, traveling in a group directly toward the Supply," [ [http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9E07EEDC1230EE32A2575AC0A9659C946597D6CF&oref=slogin NAVY OFFICER SEES METEORS.; They Were Red Ones, the Largest About Six Suns Big. New York Times, March 9, 1904] ] which has been interpreted by some as an early UFO observation. After American entry into World War I, he was ordered to London, where he served on the staff of Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, European Waters until December 1918. He then assumed duties on the United States Naval Advisory Staff to the Peace Commission in Paris. Awarded the Navy Cross for his World War I and Peace Commission service, he was detached from the Naval Advisory Staff in May 1919 and, in July, returned to sea duty as commanding officer of the battleship, USS Texas (BB-35).

During the 1920s, he served on the General Board from 1921 to 1923; was promoted to Rear Admiral in 1924; commanded Destroyer Squadrons, Battle Fleet, from 1924 to 1926; headed the War Plans Division of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations from 1926 to 1929; was a member of the Naval Advisory Staff, Geneva Conference in 1927; and commanded Battleship Division 4, Battle Fleet in 1929. In 1930, he was commissioned Commander in Chief, Battle Force, with the accompanying rank of Admiral; and in 1933, after 47 years of service, he retired. Rear Admiral Schofield died at Bethesda, Maryland, on 21 March 1942.

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References

* [http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/fhschofield.htm Arlingtoncemetery.net entry]