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ZOGBAUM-RUFUS

RUFUS  FAIRCHILD ZOGBAUM JR.

Rate/Rank
RADM
Service Branch
USN 6/1901 - 00/1936
Speciality
NAVAL AVIATOR
DECEASED 8/30/1956
SIGNIFICANT DUTY STATIONS
CO, USS SARATOGA CV-3
CO, USS LANGLEY CV-1
CO, USS WRIGHT AV-1
COMMANDER, NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, PENSACOLA, FL
CO, USS STEVENS DD-86
SIGNIFICANT AWARDS
NAVY CROSS
WORLD WAR I VICTORY MEDAL W/PATROL CLASP
SERVICE MEMORIES

Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum Date of death: 30-Aug-56

Rufus Zogbaum graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1901. He retired as a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral.

AWARDS AND CITATIONS

Navy Cross

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Awarded for actions during the World War I
 

The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Commander Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. STEVENS, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of patrolling the waters infested with enemy submarines and mines, in escorting and protecting vitally important convoys of troops and supplies through these waters, and in offensive and defensive action, vigorously and unremittingly prosecuted against all forms of enemy naval activity during World War I.

Action Date: World War I

Service: Navy

Rank: Commander

Company: Commanding Officer

Division: U.S.S. Stevens

Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret