Joseph F. Farley

Joseph F. Farley

Joseph Francis Farley (June 22, 1889-November 25, 1974) served as the ninth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard from 1946 to 1949.

He was born in Oxford, Ohio and was the son of Joseph Francis and Sarah Foot Farley. After attended high schools in Trumansburg, New York and Ithaca, New York, he accepted an appointment to the Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction in 1909, graduating in 1912 and being commissioned as a Third Lieutenant.

Prior to becoming Commandant, Farley served as the Coast Guard's Chief Communications Officer from 1937 to 1942. From 1942 to 1944, he served as Commander of the 8th Coast Guard District, based in New Orleans, Louisiana. He served as the Coast Guard's Chief Personnel Officer from 1944 to 1946. He was appointed as Coast Guard Commandant with the rank of Admiral on January 1, 1946.

He died after a lengthy battle with throat cancer and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

References

* [http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/JFFarleyBio.asp United States Coast Guard Biography]


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