Background
Riley Franklin McConnell was born 22 July 1884 at Gate City, Virginia.
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McConnell graduated from the United States. Naval Academy on 7 June 1909.
Career
McConnell was awarded the Navy Cross for service during World World War World War II A United States Navy destroyer escort was named in his honor in 1943. United States. Navy career
Foreign over three decades he carried out a wide variety of assignments. During World War I he served as navigator in United States Ship Arkansas.
Later, he had duty as executive officer in United States Ship Ohio, United States Ship Relief, and United States Ship Chicago.
And in 1935 and 1936 he commanded United States Ship Milwaukee. Following instruction at the Naval War College, he served on the staff of Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet, between 1925 and 1927.
Navy Cross
On 22 August 1939 McConnell assumed command of the Naval Training Station at San Diego, California, where he died while on active duty on 12 July 1940. The United States Ship McConnell launched on 28 March 1943, sponsored by Mistress
Grace Otteson McConnell, and commissioned at Brooklyn Navy Yard 28 May 1943, was so named in his honor.
