Vice Admiral John Wills Greenslade
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About Vice Admiral John Wills Greenslade
Vice Admiral John Wills Greenslade
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Greenslade
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6693609/john-wills-greenslade
Admiral Greenslade was a highly decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of Vice Admiral. He enjoyed a significant military career, participating in several conflicts and distinguished himself during World War I as Commanding officer, USS Housatonic and during World War II as Commander, Western Sea Frontier and Commandant, Twelfth Naval district with headquarters at Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
During World War II, Greenslade stirred up controversy, during his service at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, when urged that American-born and alien Japanese be excluded from areas of strategic importance. On April 17, 1942, the Navy seized Treasure Island, San Francisco, California, from the City of San Francisco under the direction of Vice Admiral Greenslade, and paid no compensation for the confiscated island. Admiral Greenslade claimed Treasure Island was required for "national security" and appropriated the island for the Navy.
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Vice Admiral John Wills Greenslade's Timeline
| 1880 |
January 11, 1880
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Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio, United States
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| 1904 |
August 21, 1904
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Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD, United States
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| 1950 |
January 6, 1950
Age 69
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Bellevue Hospital, Bellevue, Sandusky County, Ohio, United States
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United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Cromwell Way, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, 21402, United States
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