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About Admiral Jonas Howard Ingram
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_H._Ingram
Mexican Campaign Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He earned the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 22,1914, during the battle of Vera Cruz, Mexico. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He was the head football coach of the Naval Academy from 1914 to 1917 and director of athletics and football from 1926 to 1930. He served aboard the Battleship New York which operated with the British Grand Fleet in the Atlantic during World War I. During World War II, he was Commander-In Chief, Atlantic Fleet and was personally responsible for the safety of the convoy of American troops to Europe. He retired in 1947. He also earned the Navy Cross, three Distinguished Service Medals and the Purple Heart.
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER - DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
COMMANDER IN CHIEF, ATLANTIC FLEET
COMMANDER CRUISER DIVISION 2
CO, USS TENNESSEE BB-43
CO, USS PENNSYLVANIA BB-38
COMMANDER, DESTROYER SQUADRON 6
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
MEDAL OF HONOR
NAVY CROSS
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL (3)
PURPLE HEART
NAVY EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL
WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL
AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
Source: navylog.navymemorial.org April 2022
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Admiral Jonas Howard Ingram's Timeline
| 1886 |
October 15, 1886
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Jeffersonville, Clark County, IN, United States
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| 1952 |
September 10, 1952
Age 65
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San Diego, San Diego County, CA, United States
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September 16, 1952
Age 65
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1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington, Arlington County, VA, 22211, United States
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