David W. Taylor Military person

Rear Admiral David Watson Taylor, USN (March 4, 1864 – July 28, 1940) was a naval architect and engineer of the United States Navy. He served during World War I as Chief Constructor of the Navy, and Chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair. Taylor is best known as the man who constructed the first experimental towing tank ever built in the United States.

Personal facts

David W. Taylor
Birth dateMarch 04, 1864
Birth place
Virginia , Louisa County Virginia
Date of deathJuly 28, 1940
Place of death
Washington D.C.

Search

Military person

award
Distinguished Service Medal (US Navy)
Franklin Medal
Legion of Honour
John Fritz Medal
military branch
United States Navy

Topical connections

Adelbert AlthousePolitician
Arthur P. BagbyPolitician
Armistead Thomson MasonSenator
Aaron S. MerrillMilitary person
Albert G. NobleMilitary person
Alan Goodrich KirkMilitary person
Andrew Cunningham 1st Viscount Cunningham of HyndhopeMilitary person
Charles L. McCawleyMilitary person
Abu Bakar bin Abdul JamalMilitary person

David W. Taylor on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.iesis.org/honorary-fellows.html
  2. http://www.navsea.navy.mil/nswc/carderock/pub/who/heritage/taylor.aspx