John M. Bowyer
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John M. Bowyer (1853-1912) was an officer in the United States Navy.[1]
Bowyer was born in Cass County, Indiana; and in 1970, he was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from Iowa. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1874.[1]
Ensign Bowyer served aboard the Michigan attached to the Northwestern Lake station. From 1881 through 1884, he was on the Wachusett in the Pacific.[1]
In 1887, he was assigned to special instruction in the torpedo service. Then he was detailed to the Asiatic Station where he served aboard the Omaha. Bowyer returned to the Naval Academy from 1891 through 1894.[1]
For the next three years, Bowyer was attached to the North Atlantic Station, serving on the Detroit, the Raleigh, and the ill-fated battleship Maine.[1]
At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, Bowyer was assigned as Executive Officer aboard the Princeton; and from 1898 through 1901, he served on the Yorktown. He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander in 1899.[1]
In 1901, Lieutenant Commander Bowyer was assigned to ordinance duty at the Washington Navy Yard.[1]
Subsequently, Lieutenant Commander Boyer commanded the Columbia. He commanded the battleship Illinois on the White fleet cruise around the world. Then he commanded the battleship Connecticut, the flagship of the Atlantic Fleet.[1]
Bowyer reached the rank of Captain in 1907.[1]
Captain Bowyer was the Superintendent of the Naval Academy at Annapolis from June 10, 1909,[2] through May 15, 1911.[1]
Bowyer reached flag rank in September 1911; and he retired from the Navy with the rank of Rear Admiral.[3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Admiral Bowyer of Annapolis Dead; He Retired as Superintendent of the Naval Academy in September Last; Was only 59 years old; He Commanded the Illinois on the Famous Cruise Around the World," New York Times. March 16, 1912.
- ^ US Naval Academy: 1900s history
- ^ "Navy Board Retires Fourteen Officers; Some Well Worth Keeping in Service, but Must Make Way for Younger Men.", The New York Times. July 4, 1911. p. 13.
[edit] References
- "Admiral Bowyer of Annapolis Dead; He Retired as Superintendent of the Naval Academy in September Last; Was only 59 years old; He Commanded the Illinois on the Famous Cruise Around the World," New York Times. March 16, 1912.
- "Navy Board Retires Fourteen Officers; Some Well Worth Keeping in Service, but Must Make Way for Younger Men.", The New York Times. July 4, 1911.
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