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Commodore Francis Howland Sherman

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Commodore Francis Howland Sherman

Birth
Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan, USA
Death
7 Apr 1911 (aged 56)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Grave site located on the hill in the center of the cemetery.
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US Navy Commodore. He graduated from the US Navy Academy as a Midshipman in 1871 and served as an officer in Navy War Department. During the Spanish-American War of 1898, he was a Lieutenant Commander in the North Atlantic Squadron in command of the USS Passaic. After the war, he served as adviser Captain on the Navy Flag Staff and retired as one of the Navy's last Commodores in 1901.
US Navy Commodore. He graduated from the US Navy Academy as a Midshipman in 1871 and served as an officer in Navy War Department. During the Spanish-American War of 1898, he was a Lieutenant Commander in the North Atlantic Squadron in command of the USS Passaic. After the war, he served as adviser Captain on the Navy Flag Staff and retired as one of the Navy's last Commodores in 1901.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Maintained by: AJ
  • Added: Jul 8, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10503/francis_howland-sherman: accessed ), memorial page for Commodore Francis Howland Sherman (4 Jan 1855–7 Apr 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10503, citing Mount Mora Cemetery, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by AJ (contributor 1003).