Yates Stirling Jr. was a decorated and controversial rear admiral in the United States Navy whose 44-year career spanned from several years before the Spanish–American War to the mid-1930s. He was awa
RADM Yates Stirling Jr. from a portrait by Mabel Buell
Naval Cadet Yates Stirling Jr.
Passed Naval Cadet Yates Stirling Jr. (top row, second from left) with members of USNA Class of 1892, taken in 1894. Note the officer cap and collar insignia but without rank that designated passed naval cadets prior to commissioning as ensigns.
Yates Stirling Jr. (seated, upper left) with members of USNA Class of 1892
William Veazie Pratt was an admiral in the United States Navy. He served as the President of the Naval War College from 1925 to 1927, and as the 5th Chief of Naval Operations from 1930 to 1933.
Pratt in 1929