DeWitt Clinton Ramsey

DeWitt Clinton Ramsey
DeWitt Clinton Ramsey
	Admiral DeWitt Clinton Ramsey
Born	October 2, 1888; Fort Whipple, Arizona
Died	September 7, 1961 (aged 72); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1912–1949
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Pacific Fleet
Battles/wars	World War I; World War II
Awards	Navy Cross; Distinguished Service Medal (2); Legion of Merit

Admiral DeWitt Clinton Ramsey (2 October 1888 – 7 September 1961) was a U.S. Navy officer and pioneer naval aviator who served as an aircraft carrier commander during World War II. His postwar assignments included command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet and service as Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer) in the Navy Department and as Vice Chief of Naval Operations.[1]

Biography

Ramsey was born on 2 October 1888 at Whipple Barracks, near Prescott, Arizona, to Frank DeWitt Ramsey and Lillian Carlotta Zulick. He was the grandson of Arizona Territorial Governor C. Meyer Zulick. Upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy, Ramsey was commissioned an Ensign in June 1912. He took Juanita as his wife. In 1917 he qualified as a naval aviator. During World War I, he was Inspection Officer for United States Naval Air Stations in France, and a member of the Inter-Allied Naval Armistice Commission.

During the interwar period, Ramsey served as a naval aviator on various naval staffs and ships. Reporting on board the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) in 1938, he was her executive officer into 1939. Later that year, he headed BuAer's Plans Division, and in 1941 became Assistant Chief of BuAer.

During World War II, he commanded the Saratoga up to and during the landings against Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, in August.[1]

For his skillful use of airpower against Japanese naval forces in the Solomons, he was awarded the Navy Cross. In the Saratoga, he next commanded a task force that included a British carrier, HMS Victorious (R38).

Ramsey received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal as Chief of the U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer) from August 6, 1943, to June 1, 1945, and a Gold Star as Vice Chief of Naval Operations from January 15, 1946, to January 3, 1948.

After commanding the Pacific Fleet, he served as Commissioner of Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, until retiring on 1 May 1949.[1]

Admiral Ramsey died 7 September 1961, at Naval Hospital Philadelphia at the age of 72.[1]

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References

"DeWitt Clinton Ramsey Dead. Admiral Led U. S. Pacific Fleet. Veteran of 37 Years. Retired in 1949. Aviation Officer Commanded the Saratoga". The New York Times. September 8, 1961. Retrieved 2012-08-28. Admiral DeWitt Clinton Ramsey, former commander in of the Pacific Fleet, died in the Philadelphia Naval Hospital at the age of 72 ...

External links

DeWitt Clinton Ramsey at Find a Grave

Military offices
Preceded by Louis E. Denfeld	Commander in Chief of the United States Pacific Fleet 1948-1949	Succeeded by Arthur W. Radford

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[obit-1] "DeWitt Clinton Ramsey Dead. Admiral Led U. S. Pacific Fleet. Veteran of 37 Years. Retired in 1949. Aviation Officer Commanded the Saratoga". The New York Times. September 8, 1961. Retrieved 2012-08-28. Admiral DeWitt Clinton Ramsey, former commander in of the Pacific Fleet, died in the Philadelphia Naval Hospital at the age of 72 ...