Joseph Lee Jayne Explained
Joseph Lee Jayne (May 30, 1863 – November 24, 1928[1]) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, and a veteran of the Spanish–American War and World War I.
Biography
Jayne was born in Brandon, Mississippi, the son of William McAfee Jayne and Julia Frances Kennon. He entered the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in June 1878 as a cadet midshipman,[2] and graduated in 1882.[3]
He was promoted to ensign on 1 July 1884. He served in the Bureau of Equipment in Washington, D.C. as Assistant to the Inspector of Electric Lighting in 1893.[4] He was promoted to lieutenant (junior grade) on 10 July 1894, and to lieutenant on 17 December 1897. He married Elizabeth Tilton Eastman on 3 December 1894.
During the Spanish–American War, Jayne commissioned and commanded the torpedo boat in the naval blockade of Cuba.[5]
Jayne was the Acting-Commandant of United States Naval Station Tutuila, and Military Governor of American Samoa, in October and November 1901.
From 16 October 1911 until 11 February 1914 he was the Superintendent of the United States Naval Observatory, serving with the rank of captain.
In December 1917 Jayne was promoted to rear admiral,[6] and after the end of World War I, for his service as Commander of Division 3, Battleship Force 1, Atlantic Fleet, he was awarded the Navy Cross.
From 1 October 1918[7] to 25 September 1920[8] he was Commandant of 12th Naval District.
Rear Admiral Jayne died of apoplexy on 24 November 1928 at Newport, Rhode Island, at the age of 65.[9]
Notes and References
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- Web site: Military Times Hall of Valor : Awards for Joseph Lee Jayne . Military Times . 20 August 2010 . 31 July 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120731033624/http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=9607 . live .
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- News: Daniels Promotes 186 Naval Officers; List Includes 12 New Rear Admirals . . December 25, 1917 . 20 August 2010 . 5 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305111218/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E03E0DC1E3BE03ABC4D51DFB467838C609EDE . live .
- Web site: Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States, U. S. Naval Reserve Force and Marine Corps. PDF. January 1, 1919. 15 April 2022. 15 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415105011/https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AMH/USN/Naval_Registers/1919.pdf. live.
- Web site: Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States, U. S. Naval Reserve Force and Marine Corps. PDF. January 1, 1921. 15 April 2022. 15 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220415103006/https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/AMH/USN/Naval_Registers/1921.pdf. live.
- News: Rear Admiral Jayne Dies in Newport. The New York Times. 20 August 2010. 26 November 1928. 6 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106014306/http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0B14F93B5B167A93C4AB178AD95F4C8285F9&scp=1&sq=Joseph+Lee+Jayne&st=p. live.
