José GUISASOLA

Background

GUISASOLA, José was born on July 17, 1882 in Olavarria, province of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Education

Educated Escuela Naval, 1898-1902, Escuela de Aplicación para Oficiales, 1911.

Career

Professor., Escuela Naval, 1907, director, 1934. Professor, aboard training ship Presidente Sarmiento, 1909. Professor., Escuela de Aplicación para Oficiales, 1919-1921, assistant, director, 1921.

Aide-de-camp to Pres, of Argentina, 1926-1928. 2d chief of general staff of navy, 1929. Chief, cruisers division, 1933.

General maritime prefect, 1935-1938. Commander- in-chief, sea squadron, 1938-1940. Director, Escuela de Guerra Naval, 1940.

Chief-of-stafif of navy, 1940-1943. Administrator general, national merchant marine, 1943-1944. Officer, Crown of Italy, Rising Sun (Japan), Sword (Sweden).

Commander, Cruzeiro do Sul and Mérito Naval (Brazil).

Membership

Member naval commission in United States of America supervising construction of ships, 1911-1916. Member: Centro Naval (ex-president), Círculo de Armas, Yacht Club Argentino.

Connections

Father:

Agapito Guisasola

Mother:

Monica Bilbao

Spouse:

Margarita Guisasola

child:

María Inés GUISASOLA

child:

Margarita de Mascarenhas GUISASOLA