Richard H. Jackson
✓ Source-basedrisingUnited States admiral (1866-1971)
United StatesLived 1866 to 1971 · aged 105Richard Harrison Jackson was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy. S. Naval Academy, he was commissioned ensign by special act of Congress for his heroism during the 1889 Apia cyclone. He served as commander in chief of the Battle Fleet in 1926 and lived to be 105 years old.
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Portrait of Commander Richard H. Jackson, circa 1910
Captain Richard H. Jackson (far right), with crewmembers of the first trans-Atlantic flight, 1919
Battle Fleet commander Admiral Richard H. Jackson
At a Navy League luncheon (center), with Adm. Robert L. Dennison, Adm. William H. Standley, Gen. Holland M. Smith, and Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, 1963Awards 1
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Richard Harrison Jackson was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy. Originally cashiered from the Navy for poor grades at the U.S. Naval Academy, he was commissioned ensign by special act of Congress for his heroism during the 1889 Apia cyclone. He served as commander in chief of the Battle Fleet in 1926 and lived to be 105 years old.
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