William Harrison Standley
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. William Harrison Standley (18 December 1872 - 25 October 1963) was a U.S. admiral. He served as the chief of naval operations between 1933 and 1937. He also served as the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1941 until 1943. Born at Ukiah, California, Standley graduated from the Naval Academy in 1895. He then served the required two years'' sea duty in the cruiser Olympia before he received his commission as an ensign in 1897. During the Spanish-American War, he…mehr

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. William Harrison Standley (18 December 1872 - 25 October 1963) was a U.S. admiral. He served as the chief of naval operations between 1933 and 1937. He also served as the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1941 until 1943. Born at Ukiah, California, Standley graduated from the Naval Academy in 1895. He then served the required two years'' sea duty in the cruiser Olympia before he received his commission as an ensign in 1897. During the Spanish-American War, he served in the monitor Monterey and later in Alert. After the fighting with Spain had ended, he joined the gunboat Yorktown, during the Philippine-American War. He won a commendation for bravery during a volunteer reconnaissance mission carried out at Baler, on 11 April 1899. In conjunction with a feint conducted by Lt. J. C. Gilmore, Standley -then an ensign -ventured into enemy territory to reconnoiter insurgent positions.