Charles Snow Alden
Charles Snow Alden (8 November, 1889 – 17 February, 1970) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Alden was born in New York and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state. He graduated 8 June, 1912 with the rank of Ensign and orders to the battleship Georgia.[1]
World War I
Alden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (Junior Grade) on 8 June, 1915. He began service in submarines in December, 1916 when he was appointed to the M-1 while the submarine was still under construction.[2] He continued with M-1 into 1919.[3]
Alden was promoted to the temporary rank of Lieutenant on 31 August, 1917.[4] He was promoted to the permanent rank of Lieutenant on 1 July, 1918 and to the temporary rank of Lieutenant Commander on 21 September, 1918}}.[5]
Interwar Years
Alden's submarine service continued when he was appointed as the first Commanding Officer of R-11 upon the boat's commissioning on 5 September, 1919.[6] He held command into approximately September 1920.[7]
He next was appointed as the first Commanding Officer of S-17 when that boat commissioned 1 March, 1921.[8]
Alden was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 8 June, 1923 while serving aboard the submarine tender Camden.[9] He commanded Submarine Division 1 from 1924 into 1925.[10]
Returning to surface ships, Alden was the final Commanding Officer of Flusser before her decommissioning on 1 May, 1930.[11]
Alden was promoted to the rank of Commander on 1 July, 1933 while serving with the Naval ROTC at Harvard University.[12] His final ship command came as the first Commanding Officer of Macdonough from her commissioning on 15 March, 1935.[13] He remained in this command until at least June, 1936.[14]
World War II
Alden was promoted to the rank of Captain on 29 December, 1939 while in the midst of a long tour in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.[15]
His wartime service included a tour of duty as Port Director in the First Naval District.[16]
Alden retired on 1 October, 1946 on his own application after more than 30 years of service.[17]
Alden died in Orlando, Florida.[18]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. R-11 5 Sep, 1919 – Sep, 1920[19] |
Succeeded by Linton Herndon |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. S-17 1 Mar, 1921 – before 7 Oct, 1921[20] |
Succeeded by Scott Umsted |
| Preceded by Daniel A. McElduff |
Captain of U.S.S. Flusser 1929 – 10 May, 1930[21] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. pp. 64-65.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 58-59.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 56-57.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1918. pp. 56-57.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 56-57.
- ↑ * DANFS
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1921. pp. 42-43.
- ↑ * DANFS
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1924. pp. 50-51.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 48-49.
- ↑ * Navsource
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1934. pp. 42-43.
- ↑ Boston Globe 15 March, 1935, p. 25.
- ↑ Tacoma Daily Ledger 29 June, 1936 p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1943. p. 22.
- ↑ Boston Globe 9 June, 1946 p. 99.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1949. p. 555.
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel 19 February, 1970 p. 37.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1921. pp. 42-43.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 42-43.
- ↑ * Navsource
