Background
William Frederick Halsey was born on April 11, 1853, in New York, New New York He was a descendant of United States Senator Rufus King.
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William Halsey, Senior
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He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from Louisiana and entered naval service a midshipman at the Naval Academy in September 1869. As a lieutenant, Halsey was stationed on the United States Ship Ranger (c 1888), United States Ship Miantonomoh (c 1894), United States Ship New York (c 1894) and was navigator of the United States Ship Newark in May 1898. During the Spanish–American War the Newark served as the flagship of Commodore John C. Watson during the engagement of Aguadores and as part of the fleet blockading Santiago, Cuba.
That September, he received orders to the Naval Academy.
In February 1900, he received orders detaching him from Naval Academy and ordering him to report to the United States Ship Adams, as Executive Officer, in San Diego, California. Halsey was promoted to commander in 1902 and served as head of the Department of Seamanship at the United States Naval Academy.
While a commander, he served as commanding officer of the United States Ship Atlanta (briefly, in 1905) and the United States Ship Des Moines (c 1905). Halsey was promoted to the rank of captain in 1906.
He retired from the Navy, at his own request, on June 30, 1907, but continued to serve on active duty at the Bureau of Construction and Repair until 1919.
Death
He died on June 11, 1920 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Midshipman - September 22, 1869
Passed Midshipman - May 1872
Ensign - 16 July 1874
Master - March 18, 1880
Lieutenant - March 4, 1886
Lieutenant Commander - March 3, 1899
Commander - November 2, 1902
Captain - September 12, 1906.
Membership
In 1898 he became a member of the Pennsylvania Commandery of the Military Order of Foreign Wars.
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