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{{CBosunUS}} '''James Winans Angus''', (11 June, 1871 &ndash; 1937?) served in the [[United States Navy]].  He may have been '''James Winans Angus, Jr.'''.

==Life & Career==

Angus was born in New Jersey and enlisted in the Navy in approximately 1890. He was appointed Boatswain on 14 September, 1896 and eventually advanced to Chief Boatswain on 27 April, 1904.{{USOfficerReg1898|p. 57}}{{USOfficerReg1912|pp. 104-105}}

He briefly commanded several small vessels for short periods during his career. These included {{US-Leyden|f=t}}, steam tug ''Algonquin'', and steam tug ''Accomac'' in 1898, yard tug ''Sioux'' for a week in 1908, and ''Accomac'' again for a month in 1911.<ref>''Evening Star'' (Washington, DC) 22 April, 1898 p. 5.</ref><ref>''Brooklyn Daily Eagle'' 9 May, 1898 p. 4.</ref><ref>''New York Times'' 30 September, 1898 p. 4.</ref><ref>''Boston Globe'' 5 August, 1908 p. 7.</ref><ref>''Evening Star'' (Washington, DC) 9 September, 1911 p. 8.</ref><ref>''Evening Star'' (Washington, DC) 9 October, 1911 p. 14</ref>

Angus was dismissed from the Navy on 7 April, 1914, though an explanation for the dismissal could not readily be found.{{USOfficerReg1915|p. 238}}

His date of death is uncertain, but may have been in 1937.

==See Also==
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