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About Vice Admiral Joseph K. Taussig
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Taussig
Joseph Knefler Taussig (30 August 1877 – 29 October 1947) was a highly decorated Vice Admiral in the United States Navy. He served in the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War, China Relief Expedition, Cuban Pacification, World War I, Second Nicaraguan Campaign, and World War II. The son of Rear Admiral Edward D. Taussig and his wife Ellen Kneffler, Joseph Taussig was born in Dresden, Germany where his father, a lieutenant (navy) was on special service at the European Station (February 1877 – January 1880). One of five sons, he entered the United States Naval Academy (USNA) in 1895. His older brother, Paul Taussig, had been enrolled at the USNA but died the previous July of a sudden onset of acute appendicitis. Joseph Taussig, like his late brother, excelled in athletics at USNA. A football star, he was quarterback for the 1899 Navy team. He also excelled at track and field events and was president of the USNA Athletic Association. He was the second of a four-generational family of United States Naval Academy graduates that served from 1863 to 1970 starting with his father, Rear Admiral Edward D. Taussig (1847–1921), continuing with his son Captain Joseph K. Taussig, Jr. (1920–1999), and ending with his grandson, Captain Joseph K. Taussig USMC (1945–).
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Vice Admiral Joseph K. Taussig's Timeline
| 1877 |
August 30, 1877
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Dresden, Dresden Government Region, Saxony, Germany
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| 1918 |
September 11, 1918
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Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States
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| 1920 |
1920
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Newport, RI
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| 1947 |
October 29, 1947
Age 70
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Maryland, United States
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