VADM US NAVY
WORLD WAR I
From The San Diego Union newspaper, San Diego, California
Wednesday, February 11, 1959, page 5
Vice Adm. Kempff Dies in Coronado
Vice Adm. Clarence S. Kempff, 84, USN, ret., former commander of the Pacific Fleet battleship force, died yesterday at his home, 1027 F Ave., Coronado.
Admiral Kempff, who had been ill for a long time, retired from the Navy in 1938. He was the second oldest living vice admiral on the Navy’s retired list.
A graduate of the Naval Academy in 1897, he was in command of a turret on the battleship Oregon during the battle of Santiago Bay in the Spanish-American War.
He became commander of the Pacific Fleet battleships in 1936 with the West Virginia as his flagship. He was commandant of Mare Island Naval Shipyard for two years before his retirement.
Admiral Kempff was a native San Franciscan and had lived in Coronado 21 years.
Survivors include his widow, Alice; two sons, Clarence Jr. and Charles, both of San Diego, and three daughters, Mrs. Joseph Overton of Coronado, and Mrs. Hauston Hill and Mrs. David Monteith, both of San Francisco.
Private graveside services will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery.
Special thank you to Jerry Huffman (#46859530) for the obituary.
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Clarence Selby Kempff, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. AEOLUS, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies through waters infested with enemy submarines and mines during World War I.
Special thank you to BarryC (47806468) for the Navy Cross citation.
WORLD WAR I
From The San Diego Union newspaper, San Diego, California
Wednesday, February 11, 1959, page 5
Vice Adm. Kempff Dies in Coronado
Vice Adm. Clarence S. Kempff, 84, USN, ret., former commander of the Pacific Fleet battleship force, died yesterday at his home, 1027 F Ave., Coronado.
Admiral Kempff, who had been ill for a long time, retired from the Navy in 1938. He was the second oldest living vice admiral on the Navy’s retired list.
A graduate of the Naval Academy in 1897, he was in command of a turret on the battleship Oregon during the battle of Santiago Bay in the Spanish-American War.
He became commander of the Pacific Fleet battleships in 1936 with the West Virginia as his flagship. He was commandant of Mare Island Naval Shipyard for two years before his retirement.
Admiral Kempff was a native San Franciscan and had lived in Coronado 21 years.
Survivors include his widow, Alice; two sons, Clarence Jr. and Charles, both of San Diego, and three daughters, Mrs. Joseph Overton of Coronado, and Mrs. Hauston Hill and Mrs. David Monteith, both of San Francisco.
Private graveside services will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery.
Special thank you to Jerry Huffman (#46859530) for the obituary.
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Clarence Selby Kempff, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. AEOLUS, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies through waters infested with enemy submarines and mines during World War I.
Special thank you to BarryC (47806468) for the Navy Cross citation.
VADM US NAVY
WORLD WAR I
From The San Diego Union newspaper, San Diego, California
Wednesday, February 11, 1959, page 5
Vice Adm. Kempff Dies in Coronado
Vice Adm. Clarence S. Kempff, 84, USN, ret., former commander of the Pacific Fleet battleship force, died yesterday at his home, 1027 F Ave., Coronado.
Admiral Kempff, who had been ill for a long time, retired from the Navy in 1938. He was the second oldest living vice admiral on the Navy’s retired list.
A graduate of the Naval Academy in 1897, he was in command of a turret on the battleship Oregon during the battle of Santiago Bay in the Spanish-American War.
He became commander of the Pacific Fleet battleships in 1936 with the West Virginia as his flagship. He was commandant of Mare Island Naval Shipyard for two years before his retirement.
Admiral Kempff was a native San Franciscan and had lived in Coronado 21 years.
Survivors include his widow, Alice; two sons, Clarence Jr. and Charles, both of San Diego, and three daughters, Mrs. Joseph Overton of Coronado, and Mrs. Hauston Hill and Mrs. David Monteith, both of San Francisco.
Private graveside services will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery.
Special thank you to Jerry Huffman (#46859530) for the obituary.
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Clarence Selby Kempff, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. AEOLUS, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies through waters infested with enemy submarines and mines during World War I.
Special thank you to BarryC (47806468) for the Navy Cross citation.
WORLD WAR I
From The San Diego Union newspaper, San Diego, California
Wednesday, February 11, 1959, page 5
Vice Adm. Kempff Dies in Coronado
Vice Adm. Clarence S. Kempff, 84, USN, ret., former commander of the Pacific Fleet battleship force, died yesterday at his home, 1027 F Ave., Coronado.
Admiral Kempff, who had been ill for a long time, retired from the Navy in 1938. He was the second oldest living vice admiral on the Navy’s retired list.
A graduate of the Naval Academy in 1897, he was in command of a turret on the battleship Oregon during the battle of Santiago Bay in the Spanish-American War.
He became commander of the Pacific Fleet battleships in 1936 with the West Virginia as his flagship. He was commandant of Mare Island Naval Shipyard for two years before his retirement.
Admiral Kempff was a native San Franciscan and had lived in Coronado 21 years.
Survivors include his widow, Alice; two sons, Clarence Jr. and Charles, both of San Diego, and three daughters, Mrs. Joseph Overton of Coronado, and Mrs. Hauston Hill and Mrs. David Monteith, both of San Francisco.
Private graveside services will be at 12:30 p.m. Friday at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery.
Special thank you to Jerry Huffman (#46859530) for the obituary.
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Navy Cross Citation
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Clarence Selby Kempff, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. AEOLUS, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies through waters infested with enemy submarines and mines during World War I.
Special thank you to BarryC (47806468) for the Navy Cross citation.
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