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==Career==
==Career==
Wettengel graduated from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in 1896.<ref name=cross>{{cite news|title=Valor Awards for Ivan Cyrus Wettengel |url=http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=10232 |access-date=12 June 2011 |newspaper=Military Times |agency=[[Gannett Government Media]] |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5zODPP86Z?url=http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=10232 |archive-date=12 June 2011 |year=2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Ensign (rank)|Ensign]] Wettengel served aboard {{USS|Buffalo|1892|6}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=Army and Navy Orders |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1901-03-10/ed-1/seq-5/ocr/ |access-date=12 June 2011 |newspaper=[[New York Tribune]] |date=10 March 1901 |agency=[[Whitelaw Reid]] |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5zOGxU2zi?url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1901-03-10/ed-1/seq-5/ocr/ |archive-date=12 June 2011 |location=[[New York City]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> He [[commanding officer|commanded]] {{USS|Mindoro|1899|6}} in 1900.<ref>{{cite book|title=Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and Reserve Officers on Active Duty|year=1900|publisher=[[United States Government Printing Office]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|url=https://archive.org/details/registercommiss02deptgoog|quote=Ivan Cyrus Wettengel.|access-date=12 June 2011|page=[https://archive.org/details/registercommiss02deptgoog/page/n46 36]}}</ref> In 1902, while a [[Lieutenant (naval)|lieutenant]], he saw duty aboard {{USS|Constellation|1854|6}}.<ref>{{cite book|title=Congressional Serial Set|year=1902|publisher=[[United States Government Printing Office]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnUoAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Ivan+Cyrus+Wettengel%22&pg=PA32|access-date=12 June 2011|page=32}}</ref> He served aboard {{USS|Newark|C-1|6}} in 1905<ref>{{cite news|title=Admiral Sigsbee's Flagship, Newark, Reached Port Yesterday|url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:I3VJ7nCH-ggJ:chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87062268/1905-04-13/ed-1/seq-5.pdf+%22Ivan+C+Wettengel%22+site:.gov&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiRwELp9idB4QGcYWuPvZtP-grmfnZPZp3dODzuHRoIxLK_o5_facx0ckAyDjoBirwfSwhBIPVQYDK-AgYU8ljAV-E5slJ8XDGwRkxS2WThVkfwy8e_n9L2Rp8Tnm4ROsNVzy6t&sig=AHIEtbRNyZabFYTg577HdXlKBpgB1utANg|access-date=12 June 2011|newspaper=[[Pensacola News Journal|The Pensacola Journal]]|date=13 April 1905|agency=Loftin|location=[[Pensacola, Florida]]|page=5}}</ref> and {{USS|Minnesota|BB-22|6}} in 1906.<ref>{{cite book|title=Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps|year=1906|publisher=[[United States Government Printing Office]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|url=https://archive.org/details/registercommiss20deptgoog|quote=Ivan C Wettengel.|access-date=12 June 2011|page=[https://archive.org/details/registercommiss20deptgoog/page/n25 17]}}</ref> In 1914, he served aboard {{USS|Arkansas|BB-33|6}} as a [[Lieutenant commander (United States)|lieutenant commander]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps|year=1914|publisher=[[United States Government Printing Office]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ih8PAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Ivan+Cyrus+Wettengel%22&pg=PA20|access-date=12 June 2011|page=20}}</ref> He commanded {{USS|Wisconsin|BB-9|6}} during [[World War I]], for which he received the [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]].<ref name=cross/> He commanded {{USS|Texas|BB-35|6}} from May 22, 1924 until September 28, 1925 when he became commander of [[Naval Station Norfolk|Naval Training Station Hampton Roads]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Power|first=Hugh Irvin|title=Battleship Texas|year=1993|publisher=[[Texas A&M University Press]]|location=[[College Station, Texas]]|isbn=0-89096-519-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sPWIsucIbAcC&q=%22Ivan+C+Wettengel%22&pg=PA135|access-date=12 June 2011|page=135}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Governor of Virgin Islands|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s70lAAAAIBAJ&pg=4779,1916044&dq=ivan-wettengel&hl=en|access-date=12 June 2011|newspaper=[[The Gettysburg Times]]|date=5 August 1925|location=[[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]]|page=2}}</ref> He retired at the rank of [[Captain (United States)#U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|captain]].<ref name=cross/>
Wettengel graduated from the [[United States Naval Academy]] in 1896.<ref name=cross>{{cite news|title=Valor Awards for Ivan Cyrus Wettengel |url=http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=10232 |access-date=12 June 2011 |newspaper=Military Times |agency=[[Gannett Government Media]] |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5zODPP86Z?url=http://militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=10232 |archive-date=12 June 2011 |year=2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Ensign (rank)|Ensign]] Wettengel served aboard {{USS|Buffalo|1892|6}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=Army and Navy Orders |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1901-03-10/ed-1/seq-5/ocr/ |access-date=12 June 2011 |newspaper=[[New York Tribune]] |date=10 March 1901 |agency=[[Whitelaw Reid]] |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5zOGxU2zi?url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1901-03-10/ed-1/seq-5/ocr/ |archive-date=12 June 2011 |location=[[New York City]] |url-status=dead }}</ref> He [[commanding officer|commanded]] {{USS|Mindoro|1899|6}} in 1900.<ref>{{cite book|title=Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and Reserve Officers on Active Duty|year=1900|publisher=[[United States Government Printing Office]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|url=https://archive.org/details/registercommiss02deptgoog|quote=Ivan Cyrus Wettengel.|access-date=12 June 2011|page=[https://archive.org/details/registercommiss02deptgoog/page/n46 36]}}</ref> In 1902, while a [[Lieutenant (naval)|lieutenant]], he saw duty aboard {{USS|Constellation|1854|6}}.<ref>{{cite book|title=Congressional Serial Set|year=1902|publisher=[[United States Government Printing Office]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bnUoAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Ivan+Cyrus+Wettengel%22&pg=PA32|access-date=12 June 2011|page=32}}</ref> He served aboard {{USS|Newark|C-1|6}} in 1905<ref>{{cite news|title=Admiral Sigsbee's Flagship, Newark, Reached Port Yesterday|url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:I3VJ7nCH-ggJ:chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87062268/1905-04-13/ed-1/seq-5.pdf+%22Ivan+C+Wettengel%22+site:.gov&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiRwELp9idB4QGcYWuPvZtP-grmfnZPZp3dODzuHRoIxLK_o5_facx0ckAyDjoBirwfSwhBIPVQYDK-AgYU8ljAV-E5slJ8XDGwRkxS2WThVkfwy8e_n9L2Rp8Tnm4ROsNVzy6t&sig=AHIEtbRNyZabFYTg577HdXlKBpgB1utANg|access-date=12 June 2011|newspaper=[[Pensacola News Journal|The Pensacola Journal]]|date=13 April 1905|agency=Loftin|location=[[Pensacola, Florida]]|page=5}}</ref> and {{USS|Minnesota|BB-22|6}} in 1906.<ref>{{cite book|title=Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps|year=1906|publisher=[[United States Government Printing Office]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|url=https://archive.org/details/registercommiss20deptgoog|quote=Ivan C Wettengel.|access-date=12 June 2011|page=[https://archive.org/details/registercommiss20deptgoog/page/n25 17]}}</ref> In 1914, he served aboard {{USS|Arkansas|BB-33|6}} as a [[Lieutenant commander (United States)|lieutenant commander]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps|year=1914|publisher=[[United States Government Printing Office]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ih8PAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Ivan+Cyrus+Wettengel%22&pg=PA20|access-date=12 June 2011|page=20}}</ref> He commanded {{USS|Wisconsin|BB-9|6}} during [[World War I]], for which he received the [[Navy Cross (United States)|Navy Cross]].<ref name=cross/>
In 1917, Wettengel was promoted to the rank of Captain. <ref>{{cite news |URL=https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=SBNT19171226.1.8&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN------- |title=186 Naval Officers Promoted; Make 12 New Rear Admirals |publisher=South Bend News-Times |page=8 |date=December 26, 1917 |accessdate=November 18, 2021}}</ref>
He commanded {{USS|Texas|BB-35|6}} from May 22, 1924 until September 28, 1925 when he became commander of [[Naval Station Norfolk|Naval Training Station Hampton Roads]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Power|first=Hugh Irvin|title=Battleship Texas|year=1993|publisher=[[Texas A&M University Press]]|location=[[College Station, Texas]]|isbn=0-89096-519-6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sPWIsucIbAcC&q=%22Ivan+C+Wettengel%22&pg=PA135|access-date=12 June 2011|page=135}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Governor of Virgin Islands|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s70lAAAAIBAJ&pg=4779,1916044&dq=ivan-wettengel&hl=en|access-date=12 June 2011|newspaper=[[The Gettysburg Times]]|date=5 August 1925|location=[[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]]|page=2}}</ref> He retired at the rank of [[Captain (United States)#U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Public Health Service, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|captain]].<ref name=cross/>


==Governorship==
==Governorship==

Revision as of 19:20, 18 November 2021

Ivan Cyrus Wettengel
25th Naval Governor of Guam
In office
July 7, 1920 – February 27, 1921
Preceded byWilliam Gilmer
Succeeded byJames Sutherland Spore
Personal details
Born1876
Illinois
DiedFebruary 19, 1935 (aged 58–59)
San Diego, California
Nationality United States
Spouse(s)Mary Syme Wettengel (1st Wife), Janet Buchanan Wettengel (2nd Wife)
Alma materUnited States Naval Academy
AwardsNavy Cross
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy Seal United States Navy
Rank Captain
CommandsUSS Mindoro
USS Wisconsin
USS Texas
Naval Training Station Hampton Roads

Ivan Cyrus Wettengel (1876 – February 19, 1935) was a United States Navy Captain who served as the 25th Naval Governor of Guam. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Wettengel commanded a number of ships. He received the Navy Cross for his command of USS Wisconsin during World War I. He also commanded USS Texas and the Naval Training Station Hampton Roads. During his tenure as governor, he overturned many of the unpopular policies of William Gilmer. He also attempted to assemble a bull-mounted Guam Cavalry, but the initiative failed. A number of locations in Guam are named in his honor.

Life

Wettengel was born in Illinois in 1876. At the time of his appointment to the Naval Academy he lived in Colorado.[1]

Career

Wettengel graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1896.[2] Ensign Wettengel served aboard USS Buffalo.[3] He commanded USS Mindoro in 1900.[4] In 1902, while a lieutenant, he saw duty aboard USS Constellation.[5] He served aboard USS Newark in 1905[6] and USS Minnesota in 1906.[7] In 1914, he served aboard USS Arkansas as a lieutenant commander.[8] He commanded USS Wisconsin during World War I, for which he received the Navy Cross.[2]

In 1917, Wettengel was promoted to the rank of Captain. [9]

He commanded USS Texas from May 22, 1924 until September 28, 1925 when he became commander of Naval Training Station Hampton Roads.[10][11] He retired at the rank of captain.[2]

Governorship

The bull-riding Guam Cavalry in 1920.

Wettengel served as Naval Governor of Guam from July 7, 1920 to February 27, 1921.[12] He overturned many of the policies of William Gilmer, the widely criticized and dislike governor immediately prior to him.[13] During his tenure, the Navy opened the first naval aviation station on the island at Orote Peninsula.[14] He attempted a military experiment during his time in office by forming the Guam Cavalry. These units rode mounted bulls but the idea was abandoned when the bulls proved untrainable.[15] He endorsed increasing medical aid to the island in an effort to in improving the "civilizing and Americanization" of the Chamorro people by making health care and sanitation more widespread.[16]

Personal life

Wettengel's wife died on December 13, 1927 while he was stationed at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard.[17]

Legacy

A number of locations on Guam are named in Wettengel's honor. Wettengel Elementary School, opened in 1968 in Dededo, Guam, briefly held the Eloy Q. Benavente Elementary School in 2008 before protest led school officials to re-affirm its original name in honor of Wettengel.[14] Wettengel Rugby Field is also named in his honor. Okkodo High School used to be known as Wettengel High School.

References

  1. ^ Official Register of the United States: Containing a List of Officers and Employés in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 1893. p. 641. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Valor Awards for Ivan Cyrus Wettengel". Military Times. Gannett Government Media. 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Army and Navy Orders". New York Tribune. New York City. Whitelaw Reid. 10 March 1901. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  4. ^ Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and Reserve Officers on Active Duty. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 1900. p. 36. Retrieved 12 June 2011. Ivan Cyrus Wettengel.
  5. ^ Congressional Serial Set. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 1902. p. 32. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Admiral Sigsbee's Flagship, Newark, Reached Port Yesterday". The Pensacola Journal. Pensacola, Florida. Loftin. 13 April 1905. p. 5. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  7. ^ Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 1906. p. 17. Retrieved 12 June 2011. Ivan C Wettengel.
  8. ^ Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. 1914. p. 20. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  9. ^ "186 Naval Officers Promoted; Make 12 New Rear Admirals". South Bend News-Times. December 26, 1917. p. 8. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  10. ^ Power, Hugh Irvin (1993). Battleship Texas. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. p. 135. ISBN 0-89096-519-6. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  11. ^ "New Governor of Virgin Islands". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 5 August 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  12. ^ "Naval Era Governors of Guam". Guampedia. Guam: University of Guam. 10 August 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
  13. ^ "Chapter 3: America on Guam — 1898-1950". War in the Pacific National Historical Park: Administrative History. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service. 8 May 2005. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  14. ^ a b Hart, Therese (13 November 2008). "Wettengel Elementary name change draws controversy". Marianas Variety News & Views. Saipan. Younis Art Studio. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  15. ^ Rogers, Robert (1995). Destiny's Landfall: A History of Guam. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. p. 146. ISBN 0-8248-1678-1. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  16. ^ Hattori, Anne Perez (2006). "'The Cry of the Little People of Guam ': American Colonialism, Medical Philanthropy, and the Susana Hospital for Chamorro Women, 1898-1941". Health and History. 8 (1). Australia and New Zealand: Australian and New Zealand Society of the History of Medicine: 9. doi:10.2307/40111527. JSTOR 40111527.
  17. ^ "Mrs. Ivan C. Wettengel". The New York Times. New York City. The New York Times Company. 14 December 1927. p. 29.

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