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Sherwoode
Ayerst
Taffinder

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Seattle

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Washington

Sherwoode Taffinder graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1906. He retired as a U.S. Navy Vice Admiral.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Vice Admiral [then Rear Admiral]

    Action Date:

    March 31, 1942 – December 15, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 347 (February 1946)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Vice Admiral [then Rear Admiral] Sherwoode Ayerst Taffinder, 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 Commandant, Navy Yard, Puget Sound, from 31 March 1942 to 14 June 1944, and Commandant THIRTEENTH Naval District from 12 October 1943 to 15 December 1944.