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'''Lloyd Van Horn Armstrong''', ( – ) served in the [[United States Navy]]. | {{LieutUS}} (Temporary) '''Lloyd Van Horn Armstrong''', (22 July, 1891 – 31 May, 1977) served in the [[United States Navy]]. | ||
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
Armstrong was born in Indiana but was appointed to the Naval Academy from Tennessee, graduating with the Class of 1915 and being commissioned {{EnsUS}} on 5 June, 1915.{{USOfficerReg1916|pp. 72-73}} In his short active duty career he was promoted to the rank of {{LtJGUS}} on 5 June, 1918 and to the temporary rank of {{LieutUS}} on 15 October, 1917.{{USOfficerReg1919|p. 68}} | |||
He saw service on battleships following graduation, but was serving in submarines by early 1918.<ref>''Navy Directory'' 1 March, 1918 p. 7.</ref> He was appointed to his only command, {{US-C3|f=t}}, from late 1918 into 1919.<ref>''Navy Directory'' 1 November, 1918 p. 11.</ref><ref>''Navy Directory'' 1 April, 1919 pp. 12, 506.</ref> | |||
Armstrong resigned his commission on 19 November, 1919.{{USOfficerReg1920|p. 450</ref> A week later he joined the naval reserve, where he remained until 1951. He was promoted to the rank of {{LCommUS}} in the reserves on 1 January, 1924. There is no available evidence of active duty service on his part during World War II. | |||
Armstrong was promoted to the rank of {{ | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 02:26, 9 March 2022
Lieutenant (Temporary) Lloyd Van Horn Armstrong, (22 July, 1891 – 31 May, 1977) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Armstrong was born in Indiana but was appointed to the Naval Academy from Tennessee, graduating with the Class of 1915 and being commissioned Ensign on 5 June, 1915.[1] In his short active duty career he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (Junior Grade) on 5 June, 1918 and to the temporary rank of Lieutenant on 15 October, 1917.[2]
He saw service on battleships following graduation, but was serving in submarines by early 1918.[3] He was appointed to his only command, submarine C-3, from late 1918 into 1919.[4][5]
Armstrong resigned his commission on 19 November, 1919.{{USOfficerReg1920|p. 450</ref> A week later he joined the naval reserve, where he remained until 1951. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in the reserves on 1 January, 1924. There is no available evidence of active duty service on his part during World War II.
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| Preceded by Richard S. Edwards |
Captain of U.S.S. C-3 before 1 Jan, 1919[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
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