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Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee Rhea

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m. 6 Jun 1901

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Name^[1]^[2]	Lieutenant Fitzhugh Lee Rhea
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]^[2]	25 May 1903	Virginia, United States
Education^[2]	From 1920 to 1924	Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United StatesU.S. Naval Academy
Military^[1]^[2]	From 1924 to 1928	U.S. Navy Lieutenant
Death^[1]^[2]	8 Feb 1928	California, United States
Burial^[1]		Richmond City, Virginia, United StatesHollywood Cemetery memorial

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Lieut Fitzhugh Lee Rhea, in Find A Grave: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia
Memorial# 27427720, Jun 08, 2008.

Birth: May 25, 1903, Virginia, USA
Death: Feb. 8, 1928, California, USA
Burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Fitzhugh Lee Rhea, in UMW Veteran Profiles
20 Jan 2012.

Lieutenant (JG) Fitzhugh Lee Rhea (5/25/1903-2/8/1928). Rhea was appointed to the US naval Academy 7/23/1920 and graduated 6/4/1924. Rhea was one of the early naval aviators. Serving on USS OMAHA; USS LANGLEY; USS WOOD; USS KIDDER and USS WEST VIRGINIA as assistant fire control officer. On February 8, 1928 while with Observation Squadron 4B Lt. Rhea was killed when his plane crashed about 35 miles off shore from Point Loma, CA. Lt Rhea was the son of Brigadier General James C. Rhea.