William Sheffield Cowles

Birth	1 AUG 1846
Educ.	1867
Navy	1867-1868		USS Minnesota (1855)
Navy	1868-1870		USS Pensacola (1859)
Navy	1870		DC, Washington, Naval Observatory, Master
Navy	1871		RI, Newport Co, Newport, Torpedo Station, Master
Navy	1872		USS Constellation (1854), Lieutenant
Navy	1874-1876		USS Alaska (1868), Lieutenant
Navy	1877-1880		USS Tennessee (1865), Lieutenant
Navy	1881-1882		NY, New York Co, New York City, Navy Yard, Lieutenant
Navy	1887-1891		USS Despatch (1873), Lieutenant
Navy	1897-1898		USS Fern (1871), Lt Commander
Military			USA Navy / Rear Admiral / Spanish American War
Navy	1898		USS Topeka (PG35), Lt Commander
Org.	1900
Navy	1905		USS Missouri (BB11), Captain
Org.	1907-1908
Occup	1917-1920
Death	1 MAY 1923
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