ALEXANDER-JAMES
JAMES THOMAS ALEXANDER
CAPT
James Thomas Alexander Date of birth: August 25, 1888
Date of death: 16-Jan-52
Home of record: Kansas
James Alexander graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1910. He retired as a Captain in the U.S. Navy.
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander James Thomas Alexander, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. STERETT and the U.S.S. PORTER, engaged in the important, exacting, and hazardous duty of patrolling the waters infested by 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: Lieutenant Commander
Company: Commanding Officer
Division: U.S.S. Sterret & U.S.S. Porter
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret