Luke McNamee (April 4 1871–December 30 1952) was a United States Navy Admiral businessman and the 10th and 12th Naval Governor of Guam. He served in the Navy for 42 years during which time he held multiple commands. During the Spanish–American War he earned the Navy Cross and later the Legion of Honour. Earlier on his career he served as governor and expanded funding for fighting the infectious diseases running through the native population. He represented the U.S.
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active years end date
1906-12-03, 1907-12-28, 1934-05-29
active years start date
1905-11-02, 1907-10-03, 1933-06-03
award
Navy Cross, Legion of Honour
birth date
1871-04-04, 1871-08-04
birth place
Mount Hope Wisconsin
country
United States
death date
1952-12-30
death place
Newport Rhode Island
military branch
United States Navy
military command
*, * Battle Fleet, * Naval War College, * Office of Naval Intelligence
military rank
Admiral (United States)
nationality
United States
office
Naval Governor of Guam, Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence
order in office
10th, 12th, 21st, President of the Naval War College
successor
Henry Hughes Hough, Edward C. Kalbfus, Edward John Dorn, Templin Potts
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