William Swift Military person

William Swift (March 17, 1848—June 30, 1919) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, and briefly the Naval Governor of Guam in 1901. He was court-martialed in 1907 for the grounding of the battleship Connecticut (BB-18), and briefly suspended from duty. In 1910, he headed the aptly named Swift Board which reorganized the Department of the Navy prior to World War I.

Personal facts

William Swift
Birth dateMarch 17, 1848
Birth place
Windham Connecticut
Date of deathJune 30, 1919
Place of death
Newport Rhode Island
Resting place
Richfield Springs New York

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military operations
Spanish–American War
military branch
United States Navy
service start1867
service end1910

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