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 USS Rixey (APH-3)
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RADM Presley M. Rixey, born 14 July 1852 in Culpepper Co., Va., and received his early education at schools in Culpepper and Warrenton. His family identified with the Confederate cause during the Civil War, which brought financial ruin upon its members. Undaunted by difficulties he sought and achieved an education, both general and professional, receiving the doctorate in medicine from the University of Virginia in 1873. He was appointed assistant surgeon by the Naval Examining Board on 28 January 1874, passed assistant surgeon in April 1877, and promoted to the rank of surgeon in November 1888. Appointed medical inspector in August 1900, he became Surgeon General of the Navy on 15 February 1902 and served as Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, with the rank of rear admiral, until his retirement 4 February 1910. He was the personal physician to Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt during his career. From 16 January 1913 to 16 April 1917, he served as a member of the Naval Examining Board, presiding over it during the last 4 months of that period. He died at his home in Rosslyn, Va., on 17 June 1928.
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USS Rixey (APH-3) underway in San Francisco Bay, California, 12 February 1943.
US Navy photo # 19-N-41760, a Bureau of Ships photo now in the collections of the US Naval Historical Center. |
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USNS Private William H. Thomas (T-AP-185)
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William H. Thomas (January 13, 1923 – April 22, 1945) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. Thomas joined the Army from Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1942, and by April 22, 1945 was serving as a private first class in the 149th Infantry Regiment, 38th Infantry Division. On that day, during a firefight in the Zambales Mountains on the island of Luzon in the Philippines, Thomas continued to fight even after being mortally wounded by an explosion which blew off both of his legs. He died later that day and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor five months later, on September 24, 1945. Thomas, aged 22 at his death, was buried at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines. (Wikipedia)
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USNS Private William H. Thomas (T-AP-185) underway, date and location unknown.
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Pen and ink drawing of USNS Private William H. Thomas (T-AP-185) by Edward J. Raftery, circa 1955. |
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USNS Private William H. Thomas (T-AP-185) underway, circa 1952, location unknown |
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