Edmund Spence Root: Difference between revisions

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Edmund Spence Root ( – ) served in the United States Navy.

Naval Appointments
Preceded by John M. Smeallie	Captain of U.S.S. Barry 30 Dec, 1909 – 4 Apr, 1910	Succeeded by Lloyd W. Townsend
Preceded by Lloyd W. Townsend	Captain of U.S.S. Bainbridge 4 Apr, 1910 – 23 Dec, 1911	Succeeded by Burton H. Green
Preceded by ?	Commanding, First Division, Asiatic Torpedo Fleet 1910^[1] – 1911^[2]^[3]	Succeeded by Burton H. Green as Commanding, First Group, Torpedo Flotilla. Asiatic Fleet
Preceded by Douglas L. Howard	Captain of U.S.S. Rowan 3 Jul, 1918^[4]	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by New Command	Captain of U.S.S. Rizal 28 May, 1919	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by John D. Pennington	Captain of U.S.S. Panther before 1 Jan, 1922^[5]	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Willis W. Bradley, Jr.	Commandant, Naval Station, and Naval Governor, Guam 15 Mar, 1931^[6] – 21 Jun, 1933^[7]	Succeeded by George A. Alexander

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 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Lloyd Woolsey Townsend|Lloyd W. Townsend]]'''|'''[[U.S.S. Bainbridge (1901)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Bainbridge'']]'''<br>4 Apr, 1910 &ndash; 23 Dec, 1911|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Burton Hepburn Green|Burton H. Green]]'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''?'''|'''[[Asiatic Torpedo Fleet|Commanding, First Division, Asiatic Torpedo Fleet]]'''<br>1910{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 36.  Formation is new that year}} &ndash; 1911{{USOfficerReg1911|p. 36}}{{USOfficerReg1912|p. 38}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Burton Hepburn Green|Burton H. Green]]'''<br><small>as '''Commanding, First Group, Torpedo Flotilla. Asiatic Fleet'''</small>}}
-{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[William Reynolds Purnell|William Reynolds Purnell]]'''|'''[[U.S.S. Rowan (1916)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Rowan'']]'''<br>3 Jul, 1918{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 28-29}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
+{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Douglas Legate Howard|Douglas L. Howard]]'''|'''[[U.S.S. Rowan (1916)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Rowan'']]'''<br>3 Jul, 1918{{USOfficerReg1919|pp. 28-29}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[U.S.S. Rizal (1918)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Rizal'']]'''<br>28 May, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
 {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[John Dickey Pennington|John D. Pennington]]'''|'''[[U.S.S. Panther (1889)|Captain of U.S.S. ''Panther'']]'''<br>before 1 Jan, 1922{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 22-23}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}