Person:Thomas Jeter (2)

Rear Adm. Thomas Powers Jeter, U.S.N.

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m. Sep 1934

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Name	Rear Adm. Thomas Powers Jeter, U.S.N.
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	25 Aug 1898	Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Education^[3]	1919	graduate U.S. Naval Academy
Other^[2]	1924	Paris, Paris, France1924 Summer Olympics - Fencing
Marriage	Sep 1934	to Josephine Duckett
Military^[3]	1946	Legion of Merit Award - for actions during WWII
Death^[3]	23 Oct 1979	San Diego, California, United States

References

Family Recorded, in Doliante, Sharon Johnson. Maryland and Virginia Colonials: Genealogies of Some Colonial Families. Families of Bacon, Beall, Beasley, Cheney, Duckett, Dunbar, Ellyson, Elmore, Graves, Heydon, Howard, Jacob, Morris, Nuthall, Odell, Peerce, Reeder, Ridgley, Prather, Sprigg, Wesson, Williams and Collateral Kin. (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., c1991)
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↑ Recorded, in Sports-reference.com.

[Olympic Fencer]
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Award Recorded, in Valor.militarytimes.com.

Captain Thomas Powers Jeter, 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. BUNKER HILL (CV-17), flagship of a Task Group during operations in the Pacific area from 5 March to 28 June 1944.
General Orders: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 355 (October 1946)
Action Date: March 5 - June 28, 1944
Service: Navy
Rank: Captain
Company: Commanding Officer
Division: U.S.S. Bunker Hill (CV-17)