Background
Harry Huse was born at the United States. Military Academy, West Point, New York, where his Army officer father, Caleb Huse was then stationed.
Harry Huse was born at the United States. Military Academy, West Point, New York, where his Army officer father, Caleb Huse was then stationed.
He was appointed to the United States. Naval Academy in September 1874 and graduated in June 1878.
He had extensive service at sea over the next decade, plus duty ashore, notably at the Naval Academy, where he would have several staff tours in the course of his career. During the 1898 Spanish–American War Lieutenant Huse was Executive Officer of the gunboat United States Ship Gloucester (1891), taking part in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba and leading a party ashore that first raised the United States. flag over Puerto Rico. In the early 1900s Lieutenant Commander Huse was stationed in the Philippines, where he commanded the gunboat United States Ship Villalobos (Procter and Gamble-42).
This was followed by nearly five years at the Naval Academy as, among other things, instructor of mathematics.
Promoted to the rank of Commander in 1907, Huse was commanding officer of the monitor United States Ship Nevada (Bachelor of Medicine-8) and later of the supply ship United States Ship Celtic (Air Force-2). He attended the Naval War College, graduating in 1915.
Huse reached the rank of Rear Admiral in mid-1916, while at the War College. He held Navy Department positions through the World War I years, followed in 1919 by command of the Atlantic Training Fleet.
From late 1919 to early 1921 he served abroad, initially as senior United States. Navy representative on the Inter-Allied Naval Armistice Commission and the Naval Inter-Allied Commission of Control, then as Commander, United States. Naval Forces in European Waters, with the temporary rank of Vice Admiral.
Rear Admiral Huse left active duty in December 1922, later receiving the retirement rank of Vice Admiral. Huse was a Washington, District of Columbia, resident for the rest of his life. He co-authored a book on genealogy entitled The Descendants of Abel Huse of Newbury (1602–1690), published in 1935.
Harry Huse died at Bethesda Naval Hospital, in suburban Maryland, on May 14, 1942.
In 1943, United States Ship Huse (Delaware-145) was named in honor of Vice Admiral Harry M. P. Huse.
Member General Board of Navy, July 26, 1921-December 3, 1922 (retired). Advanced 5 numbers “for eminent and conspicuous conduct in battle,” while serving on board Gloucester, commanded landing force from Gloucester at Guanica, Puerto Rico, July 25, 1898. Member of Christian Science Church.
Clubs: Army and Navy (Washington).
Married Mary South. Whitelock, September 15, 1886.