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'''Roe Reed Adams''', ( – ) served in the [[United States Navy]].
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{{CaptUS}} '''Roe Reed Adams''', (5 April, 1879 – 23 July, 1955) served in the [[United States Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Adams was born in Illinois and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1902.{{USOfficerReg1916|pp. 24-25}}<ref>''Baltimore Sun'' 2 May, 1902 p. 14.</ref>
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He received the normal course of promotions early in his career, being promoted to the rank of {{EnsUS}} on 2 May, 1904,{{USOfficerReg1905|pp. 42-43}} to the rank of {{LieutUS}} on 2 May, 1907,{{USOfficerReg1908|pp. 34-35}}, and to the rank of {{LCommUS}} on 1 July, 1914.{{USOfficerReg1915|pp. 26-27}}
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Adams was promoted to the temporary rank of {{CommUS}} on 31 August, 1917,{{USOfficerReg1918|pp. 20-21}} and to the permanent rank of {{CommUS}} on 1 July, 1919.{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 18-19}}  By the time of the latter promotion, he had served as commanding officer of the transport ''Pretoria'' in early 1919.<ref>''New York Tribune'' 13 July, 1919, p.
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From June, 1919 to June 1921 he served as commanding officer of ''Niagara''.{{USOfficerReg1920|pp. 18-19}}{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 20-21}}
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==Interwar Era==
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Adams commanded a destroyer division from 1923 to 1925, and was promoted to the rank of {{CaptUS}} on 4 June, 1925.{{USOfficerReg1940|pp. 442-443}} In 1928 he assumed command of the transport ''Henderson'' for two years.{{USOfficerReg1929|p. 16}}{{USOfficerReg1931|pp. 14-15}} His final sea command was of {{US-Arkansas}} from 1933 to 1934.{{USOfficerReg1934|pp. 20-21}}
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Ashore, he served as Captain of the Yard at the [[Boston Navy Yard]] from 1932 to 1933, and at the [[New York Navy Yard]] from 1934 to 1937.{{USOfficerReg1933|pp. 18019}}<ref>''Boston Globe'' 18 May, 1933 p. 17.</ref>{{USOfficerReg1935|pp. 18-19}}<ref>''Daily News'' (New York, NY) 2 July, 1937 p. 292.</ref>
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Passed over for promotion, Adams was placed on the Retired List on 30 June, 1937.{{USOfficerReg1937|pp. 401-411, 524}}
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==World War II==
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Adams was recalled to active duty during the war, serving on procurement and training duty.
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Captain Roe Reed Adams, (5 April, 1879 – 23 July, 1955) served in the United States Navy.

Life & Career

Adams was born in Illinois and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1902.[1][2]

He received the normal course of promotions early in his career, being promoted to the rank of Ensign on 2 May, 1904,[3] to the rank of Lieutenant on 2 May, 1907,[4], and to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 1 July, 1914.[5]

Great War

Adams was promoted to the temporary rank of Commander on 31 August, 1917,[6] and to the permanent rank of Commander on 1 July, 1919.[7] By the time of the latter promotion, he had served as commanding officer of the transport Pretoria in early 1919.[8]

From June, 1919 to June 1921 he served as commanding officer of Niagara.[9][10]

Interwar Era

Adams commanded a destroyer division from 1923 to 1925, and was promoted to the rank of Captain on 4 June, 1925.[11] In 1928 he assumed command of the transport Henderson for two years.[12][13] His final sea command was of Arkansas from 1933 to 1934.[14]

Ashore, he served as Captain of the Yard at the Boston Navy Yard from 1932 to 1933, and at the New York Navy Yard from 1934 to 1937.[15][16][17][18]

Passed over for promotion, Adams was placed on the Retired List on 30 June, 1937.[19]

World War II

Adams was recalled to active duty during the war, serving on procurement and training duty.

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Thomas L. Johnson 		Captain, Navy Yard, Boston
1 Jun, 1932[20] – 17 May, 1933[21] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Percy W. Foote 		Captain of U.S.S. Arkansas
26 May, 1933[22] – 3 Mar, 1934[Inference] 		Succeeded by
Reuben B. Coffey
Preceded by
Louis S. Van Duzer 		Captain, Navy Yard, New York
2 Jun, 1934[23] – 30 Jun, 1937[24] 		Succeeded by
?

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Register of Officers, 1916. pp. 24-25.
  2. ↑ Baltimore Sun 2 May, 1902 p. 14.
  3. ↑ Register of Officers, 1905. pp. 42-43.
  4. ↑ Register of Officers, 1908. pp. 34-35.
  5. ↑ Register of Officers, 1915. pp. 26-27.
  6. ↑ Register of Officers, 1918. pp. 20-21.
  7. ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 18-19.
  8. ↑ New York Tribune 13 July, 1919, p. 3.
  9. ↑ Register of Officers, 1920. pp. 18-19.
  10. ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 20-21.
  11. ↑ Register of Officers, 1940. pp. 442-443.
  12. ↑ Register of Officers, 1929. p. 16.
  13. ↑ Register of Officers, 1931. pp. 14-15.
  14. ↑ Register of Officers, 1934. pp. 20-21.
  15. ↑ Register of Officers, 1933. pp. 18019.
  16. ↑ Boston Globe 18 May, 1933 p. 17.
  17. ↑ Register of Officers, 1935. pp. 18-19.
  18. ↑ Daily News (New York, NY) 2 July, 1937 p. 292.
  19. ↑ Register of Officers, 1937. pp. 401-411, 524.
  20. ↑ Register of Officers, 1933. pp. 18-19.
  21. ↑ Boston Globe 18 May, 1933 p. 17.
  22. ↑ NavSource.org.
  23. ↑ Register of Officers, 1935. pp. 18-19.
  24. ↑ Daily News (New York, NY) 2 July, 1937 p. 292.

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