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Naval Historical Center #NH 69409.
Cropped by author.
Ralph Riggs commanded South Dakota during much of the
Solomons campaign. He was
then shifted north to the Aleutians
and commanded the American
screen during the Battle of the Komandorski Islands,
where his bold destroyer attack
helped convince the superior Japanese
force to break off the action. Promoted to rear admiral, he commanded
fire support groups in the Southwest
Pacific in the final months of the war.
| 1895 |
Born in Texas |
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| 1918 |
Graduates from Naval Academy, Assigned to CL Minneapolis |
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| 1918 |
DD Manley |
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| 1918 |
Commander, Eagle Boats |
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| 1919 |
BB Utah |
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| 1923 |
Staff, Light Cruisers, Scouting Fleet |
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| 1932 |
Lieutenant |
Flag lieutenant, Battleship Division 1 |
| 1933 |
Commander, DD Zane |
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| 1935 |
Bureau of Navigation |
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| 1937 |
BB West Virginia |
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| 1939 |
Commander, AF Arctic |
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| 1940 |
Aide, Assistant Secretary of the Navy |
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| 1941 |
Commander, Destroyer Division 2 |
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| 1942-8-18 |
Commander, Destroyer Squadron 14 |
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| 1943-7 |
Chief of staff, Destroyers, Pacific Fleet |
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| 1944-3 |
Commander, BB South Dakota | |
| 1944-11
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Rear
admiral |
Commander, Cruiser Division 12 |
| 1946 |
Commander, Cruiser Division 14 |
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| 1948 |
General Board |
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| 1950 |
Assistant Chief of Naval Operations |
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| 1952 |
Retires |
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| 1981-5-28 |
Dies |
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