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About Vice Admiral Jules James
Jules James, Vice Admiral
- Jules James Wikipedia Page
- Find A Grave Memorial ID # 65837978
- Vice Admiral Jules James
- Legion of Merit, Jules James
- Jules James Papers, East Carolina University
Jules James was born in Danville, Virginia, where he studied at Virginia Military Institute preparatory to entering the U S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. In 1928 he married Eleanor Standish Gamble, a niece of U.S. Secretary of War Henry Lewis Stimson.
Commissioned ensign in the U.S. Navy in 1910, James subsequently served as White House aide to President Woodrow Wilson (1912-1913), and Assistant Naval Attache to the American embassies in France, Spain, and Portugal (1923-1926). At times between 1926 and 1934 he was navigator on the USS Florida (BB-30); commanded the USS Edsall (DD-219), with which he participated in the Yangtze River patrol; served as naval aide for the Governor-General of the Philippines; attended the Naval War College; and commanded the Destroyer Division 6, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet.
In 1937 he directed the fitting out of the light cruiser USS Philadelphia (CL-41), which he then commanded. From 1939 to 1941, he served as assistant director and acting director of the Office of Naval Intelligence. In 1941 he became commander of the newly acquired U.S. Naval Operating Base on Bermuda, where he also commanded the combined U.S. and British local defense forces. In 1943 Admiral James assumed command of the Sixth Naval District, headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, and the Charleston Navy Yard. In 1945 he became commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Mediterranean waters and retired from active duty in 1946.
Following his naval career, James became a special representative in Europe for the National Lead Company
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Vice Admiral Jules James's Timeline
| 1885 |
February 14, 1885
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Danville, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States
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| 1930 |
August 7, 1930
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Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia, United States
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August 26, 1931
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| 1935 |
July 3, 1935
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Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
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| 1957 |
March 12, 1957
Age 72
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Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
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Green Hill Cemetery, 761 Lee Street, Danville, Virginia, 24540, United States
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