Adolph Marix Military person

Adolph Marix (April 24, 1848 – 1919), was a German-born American officer in the United States Navy, who served in the Spanish-American War. The former executive officer of the battleship USS Maine, he served as recorder on the 1898 court of inquiry which investigated the ship's explosion. He eventually rose to the rank of vice admiral. In 1868, he had been the first Jewish graduate from the US Naval Academy at Annapolis.

Personal facts

Adolph Marix
Birth dateApril 24, 1848
Birth place
Saxony
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1919
Place of death
United States
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

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Military person

military operations
Spanish–American War
Second Battle of Manzanillo
Third Battle of Manzanillo
military branch
United States Navy
service start1868
service end1919

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External resources

  1. http://www.fau.edu/library/brody36.htm
  2. http://www.history.navy.mil/books/callahan/reg-usn-m.htm
  3. http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s7/scorpion-iv.htm
  4. http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/spanam/events/maineskg.htm