Rear Admiral Frederic Brewster Bassett

1869 - 1954  (85 years)

• Name	Frederic Brewster Bassett
  Prefix	Rear Admiral
  Birth	4 Jan 1869	Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
  Gender	Male
  _UID	63B3DCF8A973A94ABDF6844131C70D67DDF7
  Death	6 Aug 1954	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
  Burial	Arlington National Cemetery, Washington, DC
  Notes	Navy Distinguished Service Medal Frederick B. Bassett Frederick Bassett graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1885. He retired as a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral. Awarded for action during World War I. The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Rear Admiral Frederick B. Bassett, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility in command of the U.S.S. Utah, operating in the war zone in association and co-operation with British naval forces. Who's Who in America, Volume 12, 1922-1923 Bassett, Frederic Brewster Jr., naval officer; born Brooklyn, New York, January 4, 1869; graduated U.S. Naval Academy, 1888. Ensign, July 1, 1890; lieutenant junior grade, June 5, 1898; lieutenant, March 3, 1899; lieutenant commander, July 1, 1905; commander, July 1, 1910; captain, May 5, 1915. Served on Marietta, Spanish American War, 1898; duty at Naval Academy 1905; Naval St., Cavite, Phillipine Islands, 1906; supt. Nautical School, Manila, Phillipine Islands, 1906-1907; exec. officer Denber, 1907-1908, Rhode Island, 1908-1909, insp. Equipment, Camden, New Jersey, 1909-1910; exec. officer Utah, 1911-1913; Navy Department, Washington, D.C. 1913-1916; comdr. Utah, July 20, 1916 to February 10, 1919; comdt. Great Lakes Naval Training Station, February 10, 1919 to July 1920; rear admiral, Apr. 1919; comdr. Destroyer Flotilla Five, July 1, 1920. Home: Elizabeth, New Jersey, Address: Navy Department, Washington D.C.
  Person ID	I2510	1B John Bassett of Connecticut
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Frederic Burton Bassett,   b. Aug 1842, Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut
  Mother	Fannie A. Thomas
  Marriage	13 Dec 1865
  Family ID	F634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Isabelle (Lilly Bell) Harney
  Children	+ 1. Frederic Harney Bassett,   b. Abt 1901, Washington, D.C. d. Abt 1956, Denver, Colorado (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F936	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Eleanor (Nellie) Stuart,   b. 28 Jul 1877, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey d. 13 Jan 1925, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida (Age 47 years)
  Marriage	5 Jul 1930	Chatham, New Jersey
  Family ID	F940	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart