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James Laurence Kauffman (18 April 1887 – 21 October 1963) was a highly decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of vice admiral.He distinguished himself as commanding officer of destroyer USS Jenkins (DD-42) during World War I and received the Navy Cross, the United States second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat.
During the period of the loss of the cruiser USS Indianapolis, Commander, Philippine Sea Frontier, Vice Admiral Kauffman was absent from his command since 1 July 1945, on temporary duty status in the United States; Commodore Norman C. Gillette was in temporary command; and the Operations Officer of the Headquarters Staff, Captain A. M. Granum ...
Draper L. Kauffman, the son of Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman, was born in San Diego, California, on 4 August 1911.He attended St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and Kent School in Kent, Connecticut and was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from Ohio in 1929.
Rear Admiral Kauffman flew his flag in Williamsburg until the spring of 1942. By then, the ship had been moored alongside the main quay at Reykjavík. She provided Kauffman with a headquarters and served as quarters for the communications personnel and the admiral's staff.
Father of Navy admiral James L. Holloway III. 172: Roscoe F. Good: 27 Mar 1953 1 Mar 1958 5 Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Logistics), 1953–1956. Commander, Naval Forces Far East, 1956–1958. (1897–1974) Retired as admiral, 1 Mar 1958. 173: Thomas S. Combs: 30 Jun 1953 1 Apr 1960 7 Commander, Second Fleet, 1953–1954.
USS Kauffman (FFG-59), an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman (1887–1963) and his son, Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman (1911–1979), both experts in sub-surface naval missions.
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Rear Admiral Walden L. Ainsworth USN (4 July 1942 - 8 Jan 1943) Rear Admiral Mahlon Tisdale USN (8 January 1943 - 2 January 1944) Rear Admiral James L. Kauffman USN (2 January 1944 - 31 October 1944) Rear Admiral Walden L. Ainsworth USN (31 October 1944 - 13 July 1945) Rear Admiral William H. P. Blandy USN (13 July 1945 - 2 September 1945)