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Naval Historical Center #80-G-430048
Turner Joy commanded
Louisville in the Battle of Rennell Island, where he
displayed fine seamanship in attempting to tow the crippled Chicago out of the area. He
later commanded a fire support unit in the Saipan invasion.
| 1895-2-17
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Born at St. Louis, Missouri |
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| 1916 |
Ensign |
Graduates from Naval Academy.
Assigned to BB Pennsylvania |
| 1921 |
Graduate studies in engineering |
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| 1923 |
Lieutenant |
Flag lieutenant, Yangtze Patrol |
| 1925 |
Executive officer, DD Pope |
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| 1937 |
Commander |
Instructor, Naval Academy |
| 1940 |
Executive officer, CA Indianapolis |
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| 1941 |
Operations officer, Scouting
Force, Pacific Fleet |
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| 1942-9 |
Captain | Commander, CA Louisville |
| 1943-8 |
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Chief, Pacific Plans Division |
| 1944-5 |
Rear
admiral |
Commander, Cruiser Division 6 |
| 1945-6 |
Commander, Amphibian
Group 2 |
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| 1946 |
Commander, Naval Proving Ground |
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| 1949-8-26
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Vice admiral |
Commander, U.S. Naval Forces,
Japan |
| 1952 |
Superintendent, Naval Academy |
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| 1954-7 |
Retires |
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| 1956-6-13 |
Dies in California |
References
Pettibone
(2006)
Naval
Historical Center (accessed 2009-5-4)
Tuohy (2007)
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