- James H. Glennon
James Henry Glennon (
11 February 1857 -29 May 1940 ) was aUnited States Navy officer. He saw action in theSpanish-American War , thePhilippine Insurrection , andWorld War I .Early life and career, to World War I
Born in
French Gulch, California , he was appointed a cadetmidshipman on24 September 1874 . He served as a midshipman in "Lackawanna", "Alaska" and "Pensacola", and later as an officer in "Ranger" (1881-85) and "Constellation" (1885-88).He commanded a forward gun
turret in "Massachusetts" (BB-2) when that battleship on4 July 1898 joined "Texas" in sinking the Spanish cruiser "Reina Mercedes".While executive officer and navigator in "Vicksburg" (PG-11), he participated in the actions against the Philippine Insurgents.
During 1912 to 1913 he was President of the
Board of Naval Ordnance and of the Joint Army-Navy Board onSmokeless powder .World War I and postwar period
He served as
Commandant of theWashington Navy Yard and Superintendent of theNaval Gun Factory from 1915 to early 1917 when he was appointed the Navy Department representative in a special mission underElihu Root being sent toRussia . At the risk of his life, Glennon persuaded mutinous Russian sailors who had taken over Russian ships-of-war in the waters ofSevastapol , to restore command to their officers. After completing the mission to Russia, he took command of Battleship Division 5 with his flag in battleship "Connecticut" (BB-18).He was awarded the
Navy Cross for meritorious service in this command, including the instruction of midshipmen and thousands of recruits for duty as armed guard crews of merchant ships. Detached from this duty on17 September 1918 , he became Commandant of the13th Naval District until3 January 1919 , then was Commandant of the3rd Naval District atNew York .Having reached the statutory age for retirement, he was transferred to the Retired List on
1 February 1921 . Rear Admiral James Henry Glennon died atWashington, D.C. ,29 May 1940 .Namesakes
See USS "Glennon" for ships named in his honor.
References
External links
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/g5/glennon-i.htm history.navy.mil: USS "Glennon"]
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