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Ralph
Edward
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Ralph Jennings graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1919. He retired as a U.S. Navy Vice Admiral.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Rear Admiral [then Captain]

    Division:

    U.S.S. Yorktown (CV-10)

    Action Date:

    June 20, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 362 (April 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral [then Captain] Ralph Edward Jennings, United States Navy, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. YORKTOWN (CV-10), during the Battle of the Philippine Sea on 20 June 1944.