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USS Independence (ID-3676)
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Wendell Cushing Neville, born at Portsmouth, Va., 12 May 1870, entered the U.S. Naval Academy 12 September 1886 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps 1 July 1893. In February 1914, Neville, a veteran of the Spanish-American War and the Boxer Rebellion, was promoted to Lt. Colonel and ordered to sail for Vera Cruz, Mexico. There he led his regiment in the landing operations which resulted in the capture of that city, 21–22 April. For his conspicuous courage, coolness and skill during those operations he received a commendatory letter from the Secretary of the Navy and was later awarded the Medal of Honor. Promoted to Colonel, August 1916, he was transferred overseas, December 1917, to command the 5th Regiment. In Europe, he put that organization through its final training and then led it into battle, commanding at Verdun and at Belleau Wood. Promoted to Brigadier General, he commanded the brigade which led in the Battle of Soissons (Marbache sector), the Battle of BlancMont Ridge (Champagne sector), the Meuse-Argonne offensive, the march to the Rhine, and, finally, the occupation of a sub-sector in the Coblenz Bridgehead. Continuing his service after occupation duty, he was appointed Major General, 10 December 1923, and became the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, 5 March 1929. Maj. General Neville died 8 July 1930 and was interred in Arlington National Cemetery.
Photo: USMC History Division |
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Independence (ID#3676), at anchor, while wearing "dazzle" camouflage, circa 1918. This photograph may have been taken in the San Francisco Bay area, before she was taken over by the Navy.
US Navy photo # NH 100107, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center. |
US Naval Historical Center |
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USS Independence (ID#3676), photographed in "dazzle" camouflage, probably in San Francisco Bay, CA., soon after completion, 1918.
US Navy photo # NH 70472, from the collections of the US Naval Historical Center. |
US Naval Historical Center |
USS Neville (AP-16)
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Convoy out of Brooklyn, New York, February 1942. USS Neville (AP-16) is in the foreground. Other ships present include at least six other transports, a light cruiser and a battleship. This is probably the convoy that left the east coast on 19 February 1942, bound across the Atlantic to Belfast, Northern Ireland. Photographed from a Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey blimp. Note the extensive use of Measure 12 (Modified) camouflage on these ships.
US National Archives photo # 80-G-2408, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
US Naval Historical Center |
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Convoy out of Brooklyn, New York, February 1942. USS Neville (AP-16) is in the foreground. Other ships present include at least six other transports, a light cruiser and a battleship. This is probably the convoy that left the east coast on 19 February 1942, bound across the Atlantic to Belfast, Northern Ireland. Photographed from a Naval Air Station Lakehurst, New Jersey blimp. Note the extensive use of Measure 12 (Modified) camouflage on these ships.
US National Archives photo # 80-G-2411, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives. |
US Naval Historical Center |
USS Neville (APA-9)
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USS Neville (APA-9), date and location unknown.
US Navy photo. |
Hyperwar US Navy in WWII |
