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{{CaptUS}} '''Leon Otto Alford''' (15 September, 1893 – 1 January, 1956) served in the [[United States Navy]].
  
 
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Alford was born in Louisiana and appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state. He graduated with the Class of 1914 on 6 June, 1914 and was commissioned {{EnsUS}} the same day.{{USOfficerReg1915|pp. 74-75}}
  
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Alford was promoted to the rank of {{LtJGUS}} on 6 June 1917, and to the temporary rank of {{LieutUS}} on 15 October, 1917.{{USOfficerReg1918|p. 70}}  Having received submarine training, Alford was appointed to command {{US-H2|f=t}} in February 1918 and remained in command until the end of the year.{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 66-67}}
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Alford was promoted to the permanent rank of {{LieutUS}} on 6 June, 1920.{{USOfficerReg1922|p. 48}} He was appointed to his second, and final, ship command as the first commanding officer of {{US-S36|f=t}} in 1923 until 1924.{{USOfficerReg1924|pp. 56-57}}
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He thereafter served in a series of sea and shore assignments, with multiple tours of duty on various battleships. He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommUS}} on 4 June 1925.{{USOfficerReg1926|pp. 52-53}} He was appointed Commander, Submarine Division 11 from 1933 to 1935.{{USOfficerReg1934|pp. 48-49}}<ref>''News-Pilot'' (San Pedro, CA) 14 Mar, 1935 p. 9</ref>
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Alford was promoted to the rank of {{CommUS}} on 30 June, 1935.{{USOfficerReg1935|p. 42}} He was appointed Executive Officer of the cruiser ''Northampton'' in 1939.<ref>''Honolulu Star-Bulletin'' 3 June, 1939 p. 16.</ref>
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Alford was serving with the NROTC unit at Northwestern University when the United States entered the war. He was promoted to the rank of {{CaptUS}} on 1 January, 1942.{{USOfficerReg1942|p. 32}} From May, 1942 to November, 1945, Alford served as the Inspector-of-Ordnance-in-Charge of the Naval Ammunition Depot in New Orleans, Louisiana.<ref>''The Times'' (Shreveport, LA) 7 January, 1945 p. 11.</ref>
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Placed on the retired list on 1 May, 1946 for incapacity in the line of service,{{USOfficerReg1949|p. 555}} Alford died nearly a decade later while visiting his sister in Brookhaven, Mississippi.<ref>''Clarion-Ledger'' (Jackson, MS) 2 January,1 956 p. 14.</ref>
  
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Latest revision as of 15:02, 2 February 2022

Captain Leon Otto Alford (15 September, 1893 – 1 January, 1956) served in the United States Navy.

Life & Career

Alford was born in Louisiana and appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state. He graduated with the Class of 1914 on 6 June, 1914 and was commissioned Ensign the same day.[1]

World WarI

Alford was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (Junior Grade) on 6 June 1917, and to the temporary rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1917.[2] Having received submarine training, Alford was appointed to command submarine H-2 in February 1918 and remained in command until the end of the year.[3]

Alford was promoted to the permanent rank of Lieutenant on 6 June, 1920.[4] He was appointed to his second, and final, ship command as the first commanding officer of submarine S-36 in 1923 until 1924.[5]

He thereafter served in a series of sea and shore assignments, with multiple tours of duty on various battleships. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 4 June 1925.[6] He was appointed Commander, Submarine Division 11 from 1933 to 1935.[7][8]

Alford was promoted to the rank of Commander on 30 June, 1935.[9] He was appointed Executive Officer of the cruiser Northampton in 1939.[10]

World War II

Alford was serving with the NROTC unit at Northwestern University when the United States entered the war. He was promoted to the rank of Captain on 1 January, 1942.[11] From May, 1942 to November, 1945, Alford served as the Inspector-of-Ordnance-in-Charge of the Naval Ammunition Depot in New Orleans, Louisiana.[12]

Placed on the retired list on 1 May, 1946 for incapacity in the line of service,[13] Alford died nearly a decade later while visiting his sister in Brookhaven, Mississippi.[14]

See Also

Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Frederick C. Sherman 		Captain of U.S.S. H-2
2 Feb, 1918 – 28 Dec, 1918 		Succeeded by
Bruce P. Flood
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of U.S.S. S-36
4 Apr, 1923[15] – Jul, 1924[16] 		Succeeded by
Walter A. Hicks

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. pp. 74-75.
  2. ↑ Register of Officers, 1918. p. 70.
  3. ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. pp. 66-67.
  4. ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. p. 48.
  5. ↑ Register of Officers, 1924. pp. 56-57.
  6. ↑ Register of Officers, 1926. pp. 52-53.
  7. ↑ Register of Officers, 1934. pp. 48-49.
  8. ↑ News-Pilot (San Pedro, CA) 14 Mar, 1935 p. 9
  9. ↑ Register of Officers, 1935. p. 42.
  10. ↑ Honolulu Star-Bulletin 3 June, 1939 p. 16.
  11. ↑ Register of Officers, 1942. p. 32.
  12. ↑ The Times (Shreveport, LA) 7 January, 1945 p. 11.
  13. ↑ Register of Officers, 1949. p. 555.
  14. ↑ Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS) 2 January,1 956 p. 14.
  15. ↑ Register of Officers, 1924. pp. 56-57.
  16. ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 56-57.

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