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Beary, Donald Bradford (1888-1966)

Photograph of Donald B. Beary

Beary was awarded the Navy Cross for convoy duty during the First World War. In command of transport Mount Vernon and Transport Division 19 when war broke out, he made a dangerous run into Singapore with British and Canadian reinforcements.

Beary organized Service Squadron 6, an experiment in advance naval logistics. The squadron achieved remarkable success during the Iwo Jima campaign, delivering 2,787,000 barrels (about 370,000 tons) of fuel oil, 7,126,000 gallons (26,970,000 liters) of aviation gasoline, and 105,000 barrels (about 14,000 tons) of diesel oil to naval warships.

Service record

1888-12-4		Born at Helena, Montana
1910	Ensign	Graduates from Naval Academy. Assigned to BB Tennessee
1912		BB Washington
1914		BB Maryland
1917		Receives Master of Science in electrical engineering from Columbia University
1917		Commander, patrol yacht Remlik
1918		Commander, DD Lamson
1919		Burea of Navigation
1921		Commander, DD Talbot
1921		Commander, DD Parrott
1922		Commander, DD Sumner
1923		Fleet Training Division
1925		BB New Mexico
1928		Instructor, Naval Academy
1931		Staff, Asiatic Fleet
1934		Office of Chief of Naval Operations
1936		Naval War College
1937	Commander	Executive officer, BB Colorado
1938	Captain	Commander, CL Richmond
1939		Instructor, Naval Academy
1941-10-1		Commander, Transport Division 19/Commander, Mount Vernon
1942-7		Commander, Naval Operations Base Iceland
1943-2-10	Rear admiral	Commander, Fleet Operational Training Command, Atlantic Fleet
1944-10-1		Commander, Service Squadron 6
1946		Commander, 12 Naval District
1948	Vice admiral	President, Naval War College
1950		Retires
1966		Dies

References

FindAGrave.com (accessed 2011-3-25)\

Morison (1956, 1959)

NavSource.org (accessed 2011-3-25)

Pettibone (2006)
Tuohy (2007)

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