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Herman Osman Stickney (December 10, 1867 – September 13, 1936) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy who served in various capacities, including as Commander, Pacific Fleet at the end of his military career. Stickney was a recipient of the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor. ==Biography== Stickney was born on 10 December 1867 in Pepperell, Massachusetts, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1888. He served aboard during the Spanish–American War and aboard during the Philippine–American War, and commanded at the United States occupation of Veracruz. Stickney edited the 3rd revision of ''Naval Reciprocating Engines and Auxiliary Machinery'', published in 1914 by the U.S. Naval Institute for use as a textbook at the Naval Academy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.archive.org/stream/proceedingsofuni43168unit/proceedingsofuni43168unit_djvu.txt ) at archive.org〕 Stickney served as a member of the Board of Inspection and Survey in 1918. His last Navy post was as Commander, Pacific Fleet. He retired from the Navy on 21 December 1921. Stickney died on 13 September 1936 and is buried in Section 3 of Arlington National Cemetery. Appointed Inspector of the Port of Vera Cruz, Mexico on 23 April 1914,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/haiti_list_exp.htm )〕 Stickney later received the Medal of Honor for his actions at Veracruz on 21–22 April 1914. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Herman Osman Stickney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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