Eldred Bewes Armstrong
CommanderEldred Bewes Armstrong (14 June 1886 – 20 June, 1950) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Armstrong was born in Indiana and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1906. He was promoted to the rank of Ensign on 13 February, 1908.[1]
He saw early service in submarines, being appointed first commanding officer of submarine Stingray from November, 1909 to January, 1910 before becoming Executive Officer of gunboat Castine, then serving as a submarine tender.[2][3][4]
Armstrong was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 July, 1911, and to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 26 June, 1917. His World War I service included command of destroyer Mayrant, for which he later received the Navy Cross. Following the war, he served as Executive Officer of the transport Antigone, bringing American servicemen back from Europe.[5][6][7][8][9]
Armstrong was promoted to the temporary rank of Commander on 1 July, 1918, and to the permanent rank of Commander on 3 June, 1921. He was appointed to command destroyer Alden from 1921 to 1922, and collier Abarenda from 1922 to 1924.[10][11][12]
In 1926 Armstrong was appointed to command gunboat Asheville in Asiatic waters. Some sources list him as also commanding gunboat Helena but this could not be verified.[13][14][15]
Passed over for promotion, Armstrong was placed on the Retired List on 30 June, 1934. He was recalled to duty in World War II in the Twelfth Naval District and died in California in 1950.[16][17][18]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. Stingray 23 Nov, 1909 – Jan, 1910[19] |
Succeeded by Clarence N. Hinkamp as Captain of U.S.S. C-2 |
| Preceded by Charles S. Joyce |
Captain of U.S.S. Mayrant 2 Jan, 1918 – 4 Mar, 1918 |
Succeeded by William N. Richardson, Jr. |
| Preceded by William N. Richardson, Jr. |
Captain of U.S.S. Mayrant 1 Jan, 1919 – 18 Mar, 1919 |
Succeeded by Herbert G. Gates, Jr. |
| Preceded by William Ancrum |
Captain of U.S.S. Alden 5 Feb, 1921[20] – before Nov, 1922 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Joseph H. Rohrbacher |
Captain of U.S.S. Abarenda 21 Nov, 1922 – 24 Jan, 1924[21] |
Succeeded by Garrett K. Davis |
| Preceded by James O. Richardson |
Captain of U.S.S. Asheville 15 Jun, 1926[22] – after 1 Apr, 1928[23] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1909. pp. 42-43.
- ↑ Boston Globe 25 November, 1909 p. 11.
- ↑ Evening Star (Washington, DC) 15 January, 1910 p. 10.
- ↑ Boston Evening Transcript 11 April, 1910 p. 5.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. pp. 39-39.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1918. p. 28.
- ↑ Navy Directory 1 November, 1918 p. 11.
- ↑ Hall of Valor
- ↑ Navy Directory 1 February 1919 p. 12
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. p. 28.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. p. 24.
- ↑ NavSource
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1927. p. 22.
- ↑ Navy Directory 1 April 1928 p. 3
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1937. p. 414.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1945. p. 522.
- ↑ San Francisco Examiner 23 June, 1950 p. 17.
- ↑ Evening Star (Washington, DC) 15 January, 1910 p. 10.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 24-25.
- ↑ NavSource
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1927. p. 22.
- ↑ Navy Directory 1 April 1928 p. 3
