Henry Joseph Ziegemeier

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Rear Admiral Henry Joseph Ziegemeier (27 March, 1869 – 15 October, 1930) served in the United States Navy.

Life & Career

Henry J. Ziegemeier was born in Pennsylvania but was appointed to the Naval Academy from Ohio.[1] Graduating with the class of 1890, he was promoted to the rank of Ensign on 1 July 1892.[2] He was further promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 3 March 1899,[3] and to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 1 July, 1905.[4]

Ziegemeier was promoted to the rank of Commander on 4 March, 1911, just before the first of two non-consecutive tours as Secretary to the General Board, the first lasting into 1913,[5] and the second from October 1915 to mid-1917.[6]

In between these tours, he was appointed Commanding Officer of gunboat Annapolis in August 1913,[7] remaining in command through April 1914.[8] He also commanded protected cruiser Denver in late 1914 into 1915.[9]

Great War

Ziegemeier was promoted to the rank of Captain on 29 August, 1916. [10] In mid-1917 he became Commanding Officer of battleship Virginia, remaining in command until 1919.[11]

Interwar Era

In August 1921, he became the first Commanding Officer of the battleship California,[12] and retained his command until August 1922.[13]

Ziegemeier was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on 3 June, 1922.[14] In June 1923 he was appointed as Commandant of Norfolk Navy Yard,[15] and in 1925 he assumed command of Battleship Division 3.[16] He served over two years in this position, not being relieved until around May, 1927.[17]

This proved to be his only opportunity to fly his flag afloat, as his last two assignments consisted of shore duty. In November 1927 he was appointed to command the Ninth Naval District and the Naval Training Station, Great Lakes.[18] He remained here through May, 1928.[19]

Ziegemeier's final posting was as Commandant of the Thirteenth Naval District and the Puget Sound Navy Yard. He assumed command on 22 June, 1928.[20] While still serving in this post, he died of a heart attack while playing golf in Bremerton, Washington on 15 October, 1930.[21]

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Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Warren J. Terhune 		Captain of U.S.S. Annapolis
14 Aug, 1913[22] – after 18 Apr, 1914[23] 		Succeeded by
Jonas H. Holden
Preceded by
Ashley H. Robertson 		Captain of U.S.S. Denver
1914[24] 		Succeeded by
Martin E. Trench
Preceded by
Richard H. Jackson 		Captain of U.S.S. Virginia
13 Jun, 1917[25] – before 16 Jul, 1919[26] 		Succeeded by
William H. Standley
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of U.S.S. California
10 Aug, 1921[27] – 4 Aug, 1922[28] 		Succeeded by
Lucius A. Bostwick
Preceded by
Philip Andrews 		Commandant, Navy Yard, Norfolk
6 Jun, 1923[29] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
William F. Fullam 		Commandant, Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Nov, 1927[30] – May, 1928 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Harry A. Field 		Commandant, Navy Yard, Puget Sound
22 Jun, 1928[31] – 15 Oct, 1930[32] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 14-15.
  2. ↑ Register of Officers, 1896. p. 27.
  3. ↑ Register of Officers, 1900. pp. 30-31.
  4. ↑ Register of Officers, 1906. pp. 24-25.
  5. ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 16.
  6. ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. p. 12.
  7. ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 14.
  8. ↑ Evening Star (Washington, DC) 18 April, 1914 p. 2.
  9. ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 14.
  10. ↑ Register of Officers, 1918. p. 12.
  11. ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 12-13.
  12. ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 12-13.
  13. ↑ Honolulu Star Bulletin 3 August 1922 p. 1.
  14. ↑ Register of Officers, 1923. pp. 10-11.
  15. ↑ Register of Officers, 1924. pp. 12-13.
  16. ↑ Register of Officers, 1926. p. 10.
  17. ↑ News-Pilot (San Pedro, CA) 16 May, 1927 p. 3.
  18. ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. p. 10.
  19. ↑ Daily Times (Davenport, IA) 22 May, 1928 p. 4.
  20. ↑ Register of Officers, 1929. p. 10.
  21. ↑ Tacoma Daily Ledger 16 October, 1930 p. 1.
  22. ↑ Register of Officers, 1914. p. 14.
  23. ↑ Evening Star (Washington, DC) 18 April, 1914 p. 2.
  24. ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. p. 14.
  25. ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 14-15.
  26. ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 12-15.
  27. ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 12-13.
  28. ↑ Honolulu Star Bulletin 3 August 1922 p. 1.
  29. ↑ Register of Officers, 1924. pp. 12-13.
  30. ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. p. 10.
  31. ↑ Register of Officers, 1929. p. 10.
  32. ↑ Tacoma Daily Ledger 16 October, 1930 p. 1.

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