In 1908, after serving as a navigator aboard USS Hartford and USS Alabama and a tour at the US Naval Academy, Commander McVay was given command of the USS Yankton. In 1909, Lieutenant Commander McVay, was stationed at Norfolk, Virginia, as the USS Yankton had just returned from an around the world cruise with the Great White Fleet.
During World War I, Charles B. McVay Jr. served as commander aboard three vessels: USS Saratoga, USS New Jersey (BB-16), and USS Oklahoma.
In 1908, after serving as a navigator aboard USS Hartford and USS Alabama and a tour at the US Naval Academy, Commander McVay was given command of the USS Yankton. In 1909, Lieutenant Commander McVay, was stationed at Norfolk, Virginia, as the USS Yankton had just returned from an around the world cruise with the Great White Fleet.
During World War I, Charles B. McVay Jr. served as commander aboard three vessels: USS Saratoga, USS New Jersey (BB-16), and USS Oklahoma.
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