Background
Ramsey was born on October 2, 1888 at Whipple Barracks, near Prescott, Arizona, to Frank DeWitt Ramsey and Lillian Carlotta Zulick.
Ramsey was born on October 2, 1888 at Whipple Barracks, near Prescott, Arizona, to Frank DeWitt Ramsey and Lillian Carlotta Zulick.
Post-war assignments including command of the United States. Pacific Fleet and service as Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer) in the Navy Department and as Vice Chief of Naval Operations. He was the grandson of Arizona Territorial Governor C. Meyer Zulick. Upon graduation from the Naval Academy, Ramsey was commissioned an Ensign in June 1912.
In 1917 he qualified as a naval aviator.
During the interwar period, Ramsey served as a naval aviator on various naval staffs and ships. Reporting on board United States Ship 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 World War II, he commanded Saratoga up to and during the landings against Guadalcanal, Solomons, in August.
In Saratoga, he next commanded a task force that included a British carrier, HMS Victorious (R38).
After commanding the Pacific Fleet, he served as Commissioner of United States. Trust Territory in the Pacific, until retiring May 1, 1949. Admiral Ramsey died September 7, 1961 at Naval Hospital Philadelphia at age 72.
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.