Arthur Japy Hepburn

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Arthur Japy Hepburn
Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleet
Battles/warsSpanish–American War
World War I
World War II
AwardsDistinguished Service Medal

Arthur Japy Hepburn (October 15, 1877 – May 31, 1964) was an admiral in the

Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleet
.

Biography

As Senior Naval Advisor to the Geneva Conference delegation in 1932.

Hepburn was born on October 15, 1877, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1897 and served in the Spanish–American War. He participated in the defeat of Admiral Cervera's Spanish Squadron off Santiago, Cuba and was subsequently commissioned at the rank of Ensign.

Thereafter, Hepburn assisted in surveys of the Pacific and performed a variety of other duties, until the First World War, where he commanded the seized German liner Kaiser Wilhelm II and as a submarine commander, until he was ordered to Europe in July 1918 to command the naval base at Queenstown, Ireland. For his service as a Commander of the Naval Base at Queenstown, Hepburn was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal.[1]

After the

Armistice Treaty
.

In 1919 he was appointed the Assistant Chief of the

London Naval Conference
.

After commanding the 4th Naval District, and destroyers of the U.S. Fleet, he became Commander in Chief of the entire U.S. Fleet on June 24, 1936, at the rank of Admiral. In the years leading up to the Second World War, as it became increasingly clear that international relations were deteriorating, Hepburn was charged with the task of heading the board (eventually known as the "Hepburn Board") which reviewed the United States defense capabilities. The "Hepburn Board Report" served as the basis for the massive U.S. defense expansion of the late 1930s.

In 1942, Hepburn was appointed Chairman of the

General Board of the Navy, serving in that capacity throughout the war. He also later served as a delegate to the Dumbarton Oaks meetings, which established guidelines for founding the United Nations. Hepburn retired in December 1945. He died on May 31, 1964, at Marsalle nursing home in Washington, D.C.[3] He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.[4]

Decorations

Bronze star

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Militarytimes.com. "Citations Medal Awards". Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013..
  2. ^ Ureneck, 2015
  3. The Washington Post and Times-Herald
    (1959–1973) – Washington, D.C. Adm. Hepburn Dies Here at 86. June 1, 1964.
  4. ^ Burial Detail: Hepburn, Arthur J – ANC Explorer

Sources

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
  • Ureneck, Lou (2015). Smyrna, September 1922: The American Mission to Rescue Victims of the 20th Century's First Genocide. HarperCollins.
    ISBN 978-0062259899
    .

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Preceded by Commander in Chief, United States Fleet
June 24, 1936–1938 		Succeeded by
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