Cameron McRae Winslow

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Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow (29 July 1854 – 2 January 1932) served in the United States Navy.

Life & Career

Winslow was advanced in seniority for "extraordinary heroism" in the war with Spain, in which he commanded a cable-cutting expedition near the Cuban port of Cienfuegos under withering fire, never flinching from command though wounded.

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Bibliography

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of U.S.S. Cushing
14 Apr, 1890[1]
Succeeded by
Roy C. Smith
Preceded by
?
Naval Aide to the President
25 Jul, 1905[2]
Succeeded by
John W. Timmons
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of U.S.S. Charleston
17 Oct, 1905
Succeeded by
Frank E. Beatty
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of U.S.S. New Hampshire
19 Mar, 1908[3] – 4 Nov, 1909[Inference]
Succeeded by
Thomas S. Rodgers
Preceded by
Thomas B. Howard
Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet
13 Sep, 1915 – 29 Jul, 1916
Succeeded by
William B. Caperton

Footnotes

  1. Register of Officers, 1891. p. 22.
  2. Register of Officers, 1906. p. 14.
  3. Register of Officers, 1909. p. 10, more or less.