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Thomas Jones Senn (December 21, 1871 – February 11, 1947) was a decorated United States Navy officer with the rank of Rear Admiral. He was a recipient of the Navy Cross. ==Biography== Thomas Jones Senn was born on December 21, 1871 in the small town of Graniteville, South Carolina. Senn attended the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland and graduated in 1891.〔Annual register of the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md, Volumes 38-52. United States Naval Academy〕 During the World War I, Senn served as a Captain as Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Navigation, before his transfer to . Senn served with USS North Dakota in the waters of Atlantic and was awarded the Navy Cross for his leadership of that ship. After the war, Senn was appointed the commander of the Naval Torpedo Station. He was subsequently appointed a Commanding Officer of the from her commissioning on December 1, 1923 to May 5, 1925. He later was promoted to rear admiral and served as Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for three years, from 1925-1928. Admiral Senn was Commandant of the 11th Naval District from 1930-1933 and the 12th Naval District in 1935 at the time of the crash of the , a dirigible that was under the command of later ''West Virginia'' commanding officer Herbert V. Wiley. Rear admiral Thomas J. Senn retired from the Navy in 1936 and died on February 11, 1947 at the age of 75 years at Naval Hospital in San Diego, California. He was buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery together with his wife Percie B. Senn (1874-1950). 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「Thomas J. Senn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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