Russell S. Berkey

Russell S. Berkey

Infobox Military Person
name=Russell S. Berkey
lived= birth date|1893|8|4 – death date and age|1985|9|30|1893|8|4


caption=
nickname=
placeofbirth=Goshen, Indiana
placeofdeath=
allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Navy
serviceyears=1916-1950
rank= Admiral
unit=
commands= "Santa Fe" (CL-60) Seventh Fleet U.S. Naval Forces Far East
battles=World War I World War II
awards= Navy Cross Navy Distinguished Service Medal
relations=
laterwork=

Russell Stanley Berkey (August 4 1893 - September 301985) was an Admiral in the United States Navy during World War II.

Admiral Berkey was a native of Indiana and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1916. Following graduation he served on board the battleship USS "New York" (BB-34). Between 1918 and 1942 he served in variety of assignments including as Flag Secretary to Commander, Destroyer Force Atlantic Fleet and as Flag Lieutenant to Commander, Battleship Division Four. He completed two deployments as commanding officer aboard the USS "Panay" (PG-45), which patrolled the Yangtze River in China.

Following the start of World War II he was assigned to command the USS "Santa Fe" (CL-60) and became her first Captain in 1942. Later as a Rear Admiral he commanded a cruiser division and task force during the battle of Battle of Leyte Gulf and Corregidor invasion operations. His flagship at this time was the USS "Phoenix" (CL-46). He also commanded the right flank cruisers and destroyers during the Battle of Surigao Strait. Following the war he served as commander of the Seventh Fleet from August 28 1949 until April 5 1950 and then Commander U.S. Naval Forces, Far East.

He retired in September 1950, and died in 1985.

References

*Morison, Samuel Eliot. History of United States Naval Operations in World War II
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D01E2D81039F932A15755C0A963948260] New York Times Obituary from 1985
* [http://www.c7f.navy.mil/Pages/history.html] Former U.S. Seventh Fleet Commanders
* [http://corregidor.org/chs_usn/USN.html] U.S. Navy at Corregidor
* [http://www.homeofheroes.com/valor/1_Citations/03_wwii-nc/nc_06wwii_navy.html Navy Cross Citation]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • List of World War II topics (R) — # R planes # R Adams Cowley # R boat # R. Burnett Miller # R. D. Oliver # R. F. Patrick Cronin # R. G. Waldeck # R. Harmon Drew, Sr. # R. Horne # R. Norris Williams # R4M rocket # Raab Katzenstein RK 26 # RAAF Station Bairnsdale # Rab battalion # …   Wikipedia

  • USS Santa Fe (CL-60) — USS Santa Fe im Dezember 1944 Geschichte Typ Leichter Kreuzer Namensgeber Sa …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • USS Ammen (DD-527) — USS Ammen (DD 527), a sclass|Fletcher|destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Daniel Ammen (1820 ndash;1898). Ammen was laid down on 29 November 1941 at San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem… …   Wikipedia

  • United States Seventh Fleet — Seventh Fleet redirects here. For other uses, see Seventh Fleet (disambiguation). United States Seventh Fleet Seventh Fleet A …   Wikipedia

  • USS Santa Fe (CL-60) — USS Santa Fe (CL 60), a Cleveland class light cruiser was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico. History Santa Fe was laid down on 7 June 1941 by New York Shipbuilding Co., Camden, New Jersey,… …   Wikipedia

  • USS Lassen (AE-3) — ex Shooting Star , was launched by the Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Florida, under a Maritime Commission contract 10 January 1940; sponsored by Mrs. Fred C. Cone; acquired by the Navy 15 November 1940; commissioned 4 days later for transfer to… …   Wikipedia

  • Séptima Flota de Estados Unidos — USS Blue Ridge, Buque insignia, Séptima Flota de los EE.UU La Séptima Flota de los EE.UU. es la fuerza de la marina de guerra de Estados Unidos basada en Yokosuka, Japón; con unidades ubicadas cerca de Corea del Sur y Japón. Es una parte de la… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Oscar du meilleur mixage de son — L Oscar du meilleur son[1](Best Sound Recording de 1930 à 1958, Best Sound de 1959 à 2003, Best Sound Mixing depuis 2004) est une récompense attribuée annuellement par l AMPAS depuis 1930 (le cinéma parlant n étant pas encore assez répandu avant… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Anexo:Premios Óscar de 2010 — La 83.ª ceremonia de los Premios Óscar se celebró el día 27 de febrero del 2011 en el Teatro Kodak de Los Ángeles, Estados Unidos, para premiar lo mejor de la industria cinematográfica de Hollywood durante el año 2010.[1] El evento fue conducido… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Oscarverleihung 2011 — Das Kodak Theatre, Veranstaltungsort der Oscarverleihung Statistik (aufgeführt werden Filme mit mehr als einer Nominierung) N=Nominierung; S=Sieg …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”