Background
Berrien, Frank Dunn was born on August 17, 1877 in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. Son of Leonard Budd and Harriet May (Smith) Berrien.
Berrien, Frank Dunn was born on August 17, 1877 in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. Son of Leonard Budd and Harriet May (Smith) Berrien.
High School, Clinton, Iowa, 1895. United States Naval Academy, 1900. United States Naval War College, 1917.
United States Army War College, 1926.
Cornmnd. Ensign, United States Navy, 1902. Lieutenant, 1905; Lieutenant-Commander, 1912. Commander, 1917; Captain, 1918.
Assigned to Asiatic Station, 1900-1904. Served on United States Ship New Orleans and United States Ship Brooklyn, Atlantic Fleet, 1904-1908, United States Ship Kentucky. and Missouri. Staff of Admiral Thomas.
Instructor and Head Coach, Football Team, United States.N.A., 1908-1910. Comdr, Destroyer Trippe, 1911-1914, Nicholson, Wilkes and Destroyer Division., Queenstown, Ireland, 1917-1918. Commanded United States Naval Ammunition Depot.
Bingham, Massachusetts, 1914-1916. Assisted in destruction of German Sub. U-58, capture of crew off Queenstown, 1917.
United States Naval Port Officer. Bordeaux, France, 1918-1919. Chief of Staff to Rear Admiral Wiley, Commander.
Destroyer Force, San Diego. California, 1919-1920. Commanding Sub. Base, New London, Connecticut.
1920-1923; Destroyer Division. Europe. 1923-1925; Professor, Naval Science and Tactics. Yale, 1926-1928; qualified as Naval Observer.
United States Naval Air Station, Pensacola. Florida. 1928; Captain. United States Aircraft Carrier.
Lexington. 1928-1930. Awarded DistinI guished Service Medal, Navy, World War. Order of St. Michael and St. George, British.
Order of Redeemer, Greece. West Indies Campaign Medal, Spanish-American War. Philippine Campaign Medal, 1900-1902.
China Relief Expedition Campaign Medal, Boxer War, 1900. Mexican Campaign Medal, 1914. Victory Medal and Star, World War.
Member: Phi Gamma Delta, Yale. American Legion; Military Order of World War. Military Order of Dragon.
Military Order of Carabao. Huguenot Society of American Clubs: Army and Navy, Army, Navy and Marine Corps, Country, Racquet, (Washington District of Columbia), New York Yacht, Army and Navy of American, (New York City).
Married Mary Elizabeth Whittelsey, November 9, 1907. Children: Frank Whittelsey, Mary Elizabeth (Mistress Harry Hager Lugg).