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 .
4-437: Henry Wiley may refer to: Henry A. Wiley (1867–1943), U.S. Navy officer Henry Orton Wiley (1877–1961), Christian theologian See also [ edit ] Henry Willey (1824–1907), American lichenologist Henry Wylie (1844–1918), British Indian Army officer [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
8-812: 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
12-563: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Wiley&oldid=1144158877 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Henry A. Wiley Born in Pike County, Alabama , Wiley graduated from
16-621: 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. 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 . He
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