Arthur Hopkins Rice
Captain Arthur Hopkins Rice (18 February, 1883 – 22 October, 1932) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Rice was born in Mississippi and was appointed to the Naval Academy from the same state, graduating with the Class of 1904. He experienced a normal rotation of sea and shore duty early in his career, and received the usual early-career promotions.
Rice was commissioned Ensign on 2 February, 1906.[1]. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 2 February, 1909, and to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 29 August, 1916.[2][3]
During World War I, Rice served at the Naval Academy, and by early 1919 was Executive Officer of battleship New Hampshire, having received a promotion to the temporary rank of Commander on 1 July, 1918.[4][5] In late 1919 he briefly commanded destroyer Thomas but did not receive his first permanent command until being appointed first commanding officer of destroyer Edsall in late 1920. While in this command he received promotion to the permanent rank of Commander on 1 January, 1921.[6][7][8]
Rice's next command was destroyer McCawley from 1923 to 1924, after which he assumed command of a destroyer division until 1926. Shortly after relinquishing this position, he was promoted to the rank of Captain on 16 September, 1926.[9][10][11] After serving as Assistant Superintendent of the United States Naval Observatory, Rice went to sea for the last time as commanding officer of oiler Salinas from 1929 to 1931.[12][13][14]
In June 1932 Rice was appointed to command the Branch Hydrographic Office in Boston. He fell ill later that year and died in the Naval Hospital in Chelsea, Massachusetts.[15][16]
See Also
Bibliography
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Harry A. McClure |
Captain of U.S.S. Thomas 10 Dec, 1919[17] – 10 Jan, 1921[18] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. Edsall 26 Nov, 1920 – Jun, 1921 |
Succeeded by Lemuel E. Lindsay |
| Preceded by Arthur W. Sears |
Captain of U.S.S. McCawley 30 Nov, 1923 – Jul, 1924[19] |
Succeeded by Leo L. Lindley |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of U.S.S. Salinas 29 May, 1929[20] – Jul, 1931[21] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1907. pp. 40-41.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1912. pp. 34-35.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 26-27.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1919. p. 28.
- ↑ Navy Directory 1 March, 1918 p. 139.
- ↑ NavSource
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1921. pp. 20-21.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. p. 22-23.
- ↑ Navy Directory 1 November, 1924 pp. 65, 152.
- ↑ Navy Directory 1 April, 1926 p. 66.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1927. p. 18.
- ↑ Newport Mercury 28 October, 1932 p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1930. pp. 16-17.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. p. 20.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1933. p. 482.
- ↑ Hartford Courant 23 October, 1932 p. 32.
- ↑ Evening Star (Washington, DC) 14 December, 1919 p. 21.
- ↑ NavSource
- ↑ Navy Directory 1 July, 1924 pp. 65, 151.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1930. pp. 16, 17.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1928. pp. 20-21.
