| 词条 | Henry A. Wiley |
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|name=Henry A. Wiley |birth_date={{birth date|1867|1|31}} |death_date={{death date and age|1943|5|20|1867|1|31}} |image=Henry Ariosto Wiley.JPG |caption=Admiral Henry A. Wiley |nickname= |birth_place=Pike County, Alabama |death_place=Palm Beach, Florida |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label=Place of burial |allegiance={{flag|United States of America}} |branch= United States Navy |serviceyears=1888–1929, 1941–1943 |rank= Admiral |unit= |commands=U.S. Fleet |battles=Spanish–American War World War I World War II |awards=Distinguished Service Medal |relations= |laterwork=Chairman, U.S. Maritime Commission }} Admiral Henry Ariosto Wiley (31 January 1867 – 20 May 1943) was an officer in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War, World War I, and World War II. BiographyBorn in Pike County, Alabama, Wiley graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1888. He served on the Maple during the Spanish–American War and attained his first command, Villalobos, in 1904. During the First World War Wiley commanded battleship {{USS|Wyoming|BB-32}} attached to the 6th Battle Squadron of the British Grand Fleet and received the Distinguished Service Medal for his "outstanding performance." After various shore and fleet commands, he was appointed Admiral in 1927 and served as Commander-in-chief, United States Fleet, until his retirement in 1929 after over 40 years of service. Wiley wrote his memoirs in 1934.[1] Wiley served in the years that followed as Chairman of the Maritime Commission and in other important government posts until being recalled to active duty in 1941. In the next year, he headed the Navy Board of Production Awards. Wiley retired once more 2 January 1943 and died 20 May 1943 at Palm Beach, Florida. NamesakeUSS Henry A. Wiley was named for him. [https://www.usmma.edu/about/communications/united-states-merchant-marine-academy-and-american-merchant-marine-museum-added Wiley Hall], the main Administration Building at the United States Merchant Marine Academy is named for Admiral Wiley as the "Father of the Merchant Marine Cadet Corps". References{{DANFS}} 1. ^Wiley, Henry Ariosto. An Admiral from Texas. Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc, 1934. {{OCLC| 328567}} {{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{succession box| before=Charles F. Hughes | title=Commander in Chief, United States Fleet | after=William V. Pratt | years=1927 – May 21, 1929}}{{s-end}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Wiley, Henry Aristo}}{{US-navy-bio-stub}} 11 : 1867 births|1943 deaths|People from Pike County, Alabama|United States Navy admirals|United States Naval Academy alumni|Naval War College alumni|American military personnel of the Spanish–American War|American military personnel of World War I|American naval personnel of World War II|United States Navy World War II admirals|Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal |
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