Vice Admiral John Greenslade

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John Wills Greenslade

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Birthplace: Bellevue, Sandusky County, OH, United States
Death: January 06, 1950 (69)
Bellevue, Sandusky County, OH, United States
Place of Burial: Cromwell Way, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD, 21402, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Henry Greenslade and Nellie Greenslade
Husband of Alma Greenslade; Mary Lee Greenslade and Marie Melanie Greenslade
Father of Rear Admiral John F. Greenslade and Private
Brother of Private

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About Vice Admiral John Greenslade

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Greenslade

John Wills Greenslade (January 11, 1880 – January 6, 1950) 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 Greenslade's Timeline

1880
January 11, 1880
Bellevue, Sandusky County, OH, United States
1904
August 21, 1904
Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD, United States
1950
January 6, 1950
Age 69
Bellevue, Sandusky County, OH, United States
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United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Cromwell Way, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, MD, 21402, United States