Charles Moulding Yates
Commodore Charles Moulding Yates (21 October, 1884 – 14 November, 1964) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Yates was born in Wisconsin and enlisted in the Navy in 1903. In 1904 he was released from active duty to accept appointment to the Naval Academy from Wisconsin. He graduated with the Class of 1908 and was later promoted to the rank of Ensign on 6 June, 1910.[1]
Yates saw early service with submarines, being appointed Executive Officer of screw sloop Mohican, then serving as a submarine tender, in 1910. In 1911 he was appointed to command submarine Shark (later renamed A-7). he remained in command into 1913, and by that time also served as commander of the First Submarine Division of the Asiatic Fleet.[2][3][4]
He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (Junior Grade) on 6 June, 1913, and by early 1914 was in command of submarine F-2 in Hawaiian waters.[5] He held this command until late summer 1915, and assisted with salvage efforts of submarine F-4 after that craft was lost.[6][7]
Yates was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 29 August, 1916.[8] During and after World War I, he served as Navigator on a series of battleships, including Michigan, Texas, and Mississippi. He was promoted to the temporary rank of Lieutenant Commander on 1 January, 1918, and to the permanent rank of Lieutenant Commander on 8 June, 1920.[9][10][11]
On 16 September, 1925, Yates was promoted to the rank of Commander. He served as Executive Officer on light cruiser Milwaukee in the late 1920's, and was appointed to command stores ship Arctic in 1934, after orders to command oiler Neches were canceled. Shortly after being relieved, Yates was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 July, 1936.[12][13][14]
Yates commanded heavy cruiser San Francisco from 1939 to 1941. During World War II, his assignments included a tenure as a NROTC instructor at Brown University, and command of the Naval Operating Base at Oran, Algeria. He also took part in the invasion of Southern France in 1944. He was promoted to the temporary rank of Commodore on 26 April, 1943, a rank which was made permanent when he was placed on the Retired List on 1 January, 1947.[15][16][17]
In retirement, Yates resided near San Diego, and died there in 1964.
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Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Guy W. S. Castle |
Captain of U.S.S. Shark 1911[18] – after 1 Jan, 1913[19] |
Succeeded by Ralph F. Wood as Captain of U.S.S. A-7 |
| Preceded by Ernest D. McWhorter |
Commanding, First Submarine Division, Asiatic Torpedo Fleet 1912[20][21] – after 1 Jan, 1913[22] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Francis T. Chew |
Captain of U.S.S. F-2 1913[23][24] – before Sep, 1915[25][26] |
Succeeded by Howard B. Berry |
| Preceded by Daniel T. Ghent |
Captain of U.S.S. Arctic 1 Jun, 1934[27] – Jun, 1936[28] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. pp. 54-55.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1911. pp. 232.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. pp. 54-55.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. pp. 46, 252.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. pp. 46-47, 256.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 44.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 42.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 40-41.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1918. p. 38.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1921. p. 30.
- ↑ Navy Directory 1 April, 1926 p. 88
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1930. pp. 26-27.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1936. pp. 26-27.
- ↑ Los Angeles Times 15 May 1934 p. 27.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1947. p. 434.
- ↑ Newport Mercury 18 September, 1942 p. 5.
- ↑ Honolulu Star Bulletin 1 December, 1944 p. 4.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 54.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 252.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 46.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. p. 46.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 46.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. pp. 46, 256.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 44.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 44.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. p. 42.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1935. pp. 28-29.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1936. pp. 26-27.
