Difference between revisions of "Robert Elijah Impey"
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| − | {{ | + | {{CaptUS}} '''Robert E. Impey''' (1845 – 20 February, 1912) served in the [[United States Navy]]. |
==Life & Career== | ==Life & Career== | ||
| − | + | Like Harry Truman, Impey seems to have had no middle name. The ''Annual Register'' of the U.S. Naval Academy for the 1865-1866 academic year lists him as Robert Impey, despite other Academy students having their middle initials listed, and the ''Register of Officers'' for 1903, which lists the full names of Navy officers, gives his name as Robert E. Impey.{{USNAReg1866|p. 9}}{{USOfficerReg1903|p. 98}} | |
| − | Impey was promoted to the rank of {{ | + | Impey was promoted to the rank of {{EnsUS}} on 1 December, 1866. |
| − | Impey was promoted to the rank of {{CommUS}} on | + | Impey was promoted to the rank of Master on 12 March, 1868. |
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| + | Impey was promoted to the rank of {{LieutUS}} on 26 March, 1869. | ||
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| + | Impey was promoted to the rank of {{LCommUS}} on 1 October, 1882. | ||
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| + | Impey was promoted to the rank of {{CommUS}} on 25 January, 1893. | ||
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| + | Impey was promoted to the rank of {{CaptUS}} on 2 November, 1899. | ||
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| + | Impey applied for retirement after 40 years' service and retired from the Navy on 21 September, 1901.{{USOfficerReg1903|p. 98}} He died on 20 February, 1912 in Paris, France.{{USOfficerReg1913|p. 214}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:06, 16 December 2014
Captain Robert E. Impey (1845 – 20 February, 1912) served in the United States Navy.
Life & Career
Like Harry Truman, Impey seems to have had no middle name. The Annual Register of the U.S. Naval Academy for the 1865-1866 academic year lists him as Robert Impey, despite other Academy students having their middle initials listed, and the Register of Officers for 1903, which lists the full names of Navy officers, gives his name as Robert E. Impey.[1][2]
Impey was promoted to the rank of Ensign on 1 December, 1866.
Impey was promoted to the rank of Master on 12 March, 1868.
Impey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 26 March, 1869.
Impey was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 1 October, 1882.
Impey was promoted to the rank of Commander on 25 January, 1893.
Impey was promoted to the rank of Captain on 2 November, 1899.
Impey applied for retirement after 40 years' service and retired from the Navy on 21 September, 1901.[3] He died on 20 February, 1912 in Paris, France.[4]
See Also
Bibliography
- United States Navy (1866). Annual Register of the United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis, MD., for the Academic Year 1865-'66. Washington: Government Printing Office.
- United States Navy (1903). Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Navy of the United States and of the Marine Corps to January 1, 1903. Washington: Government Printing Office.
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by William C. Gibson |
Equipment Officer, Navy Yard, Portsmouth 3 Nov, 1896[5] – Apr, 1898[6] |
Succeeded by James P. Parker |
| Preceded by Thomas Nelson |
Ordnance Officer, Navy Yard, Portsmouth after Jan, 1897[7] – Apr, 1898[8] |
Succeeded by Francis H. Delano |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of U.S.S. Sterling 16 Apr, 1898[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ USNA Register 1865-66. p. 9.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 98.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1903. p. 98.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1913. p. 214.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 1898.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 6.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1898. p. 1898.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 6.
- ↑ List and Station, July 1898. p. 6.
