Background
BLACKBURN, John Hail was born on October 25, 1880 in Louisiana Fayette, Indiana, United States. Son of Alexander and Margaret (Hail) Blackburn.
BLACKBURN, John Hail was born on October 25, 1880 in Louisiana Fayette, Indiana, United States. Son of Alexander and Margaret (Hail) Blackburn.
United States Naval Academy, m. Emma Blagen, August 29, 1904, Portland, Oregon Lieutenant 1907. Lieutenant Commander 1916.
Commander 1918.
Executive Commander, Leviathan, during World War. Took 98,000 soldiers to France. Light-house Builder in Caribbean, 1919.
Aerial base Survey, Alaska, 1922. Invented and demonstrated fueling at sea while underway, 1923. Commanded United States Ship Chaumont, transported Marines to China in emergency.
Member: Masons. Clubs: Olympic, The Family (San Francisco), Burlingame Country (Burlingame, California).