Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle

Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle (1922)

Sumner Ely Wetmore Kittelle (born June 14, 1867 in Peekskill , New York , † December 29, 1950 ) was an American naval officer. In 1921 and 1922 he was the military governor of the US Virgin Islands .

Career

Sumner Kittelle graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis ( Maryland ) in 1889 and then served as an officer in the US Navy until 1931 . He rose to the position of rear admiral . He actively participated in the Spanish-American War of 1898 and the First World War in part. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his World War I services as captain of the battleship USS Georgia . In 1921 he was promoted to rear admiral.

In the same year he was appointed the new military governor of the Virgin Islands. In this function he replaced Joseph Wallace Oman . Shortly after taking office, there was a conflict between Kittelle and the local parliament, which he dismissed. He gave up his office again in 1922. He remained in the Navy until 1931 and made headlines again in 1927 when, as commander of the 16th Naval District in the Philippines, he uncovered an alleged communist conspiracy to destroy a shipyard.

After leaving the military, he retired. In 1946 he published a book about his family. Sumner Kittelle died on December 29, 1950 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery , Virginia .

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SURNAME	Kittelle, Sumner Ely Wetmore
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American naval officer
DATE OF BIRTH	June 14, 1867
PLACE OF BIRTH	Peekskill , New York
DATE OF DEATH	December 29, 1950