| 词条 | John M. Bowyer |
| 释义 |
| name = John Marshall Bowyer | image = | caption = | birth_date = June 19, 1853 | death_date = {{dda|1912|3|15|1853|6|19}} | placeofburial_label = Place of burial | placeofburial = Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania | birth_place = Tipton, Indiana | death_place = Tampa, Florida | placeofburial_coordinates = | nickname = | allegiance = {{USA}} | branch = United States Navy | serviceyears = 1870–1911 | rank = Rear Admiral | unit = | commands = Superintendent, Naval Academy {{USS|Columbia|C-12|6}} {{USS|Illinois|BB-7|6}} {{USS|Connecticut|BB-18|6}} | battles = | awards = | relations = Father-in-law of Douglas Legate Howard | laterwork = }}Rear Admiral John Marshall Bowyer (19 June 1853 – 15 March 1912) was an officer in the United States Navy.[1] Bowyer was born in Cass County, Indiana; and in 1870, he was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from Iowa. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1874.[1] Ensign Bowyer served aboard the ship {{USS|Michigan|1843|2}} attached to the Northwestern Lake station. From 1881 through 1884, he was on the sloop {{USS|Wachusett|1861|2}} in the Pacific.[1]In 1887, he was assigned to special instruction in the torpedo service. Then he was detailed to the Asiatic Station where he served aboard the screw sloop {{USS|Omaha|1869|2}}. Bowyer returned to the Naval Academy from 1891 through 1894.[1] For the next three years, Bowyer was attached to the North Atlantic Station, serving on the cruisers {{USS|Detroit|C-10|2}} and {{USS|Raleigh|C-8|2}}, and the ill-fated battleship {{USS|Maine|ACR-1|2}}.[1] At the outbreak of the Spanish–American War, Bowyer was assigned as Executive Officer aboard the gunboat {{USS|Princeton|PG-13|2}}: and from 1898 through 1901, he served on the {{USS|Yorktown|PG-1|2}}. He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander in 1899.[1] In 1901, Lieutenant Commander Bowyer was assigned to ordinance duty at the Washington Navy Yard.[1] Subsequently, Lieutenant Commander Boyer commanded the {{USS|Columbia|C-12|2}}.[1] Bowyer reached the rank of Captain in 1907.[1] He commanded the battleship {{USS|Illinois|BB-7|2}} on the "Great White Fleet" cruise around the world. Then he commanded the battleship {{USS|Connecticut|BB-18|2}}, the flagship of the Atlantic Fleet.[1] Captain Bowyer was the Superintendent of the Naval Academy at Annapolis from June 10, 1909,[2] through May 15, 1911.[1] Bowyer reached flag rank in September 1911; and he retired from the Navy with the rank of Rear Admiral.[3] Notes1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/03/16/100354730.pdf "Admiral Bowyer of Annapolis Dead; He Retired as Superintendent of the Naval Academy in September Last; Was only 59 years old; He Commanded the Illinois on the Famous Cruise Around the World,"] New York Times March 16, 1912. 2. ^US Naval Academy: 1900s history 3. ^[https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/07/04/104870463.pdf "Navy Board Retires Fourteen Officers; Some Well Worth Keeping in Service, but Must Make Way for Younger Men.",] The New York Times July 4, 1911. p. 13. References
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