John Tompkins graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1894. He retired as a U.S. Navy Captain.
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John Tompkins graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1894. He retired as a U.S. Navy Captain.
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The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain John Thomas Tompkins, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. ILLINOIS in the Atlantic Fleet during World War I.