Aaron Ward (sailor)
| Aaron Ward | |
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| Born |
October 10, 1851 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | July 5, 1918 (aged 66) |
| Place of burial | Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn (40°39′N 73°59′W / 40.650°N 73.983°W) |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1871–1913 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Commands held |
Wasp Panther Yorktown Don Juan de Austria Pennsylvania |
| Battles/wars | Spanish–American War |
Rear Admiral Aaron Ward (October 10, 1851 – July 5, 1918) was an officer in the United States Navy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He served during the Spanish–American War.
Aaron Ward was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was the son of Brigadier General Ward B. Burnett who had served as the colonel of 2nd New York Volunteers during the Mexican War and also served as a brigadier general in the New York militia during the Civil War. Ward took the name of his maternal grandfather Major General Aaron Ward of the New York Militia.
Ward entered the United States Naval Academy with the rank of midshipman on September 28, 1867, graduating on June 6, 1871.
He was ordered to the steam frigate California on the Pacific Squadron, and was promoted to ensign July 14, 1872. He next served in steam sloop Brooklyn in the West Indies from 1873 to 1874, before reporting to the screw frigate Franklin on the European Station, and was promoted to master on February 8, 1875.
Ward served a tour of duty at the Naval Academy from 1876 to 1879. Next he served with the Constitution training squadron in 1879 through 1882, receiving his commission as lieutenant on November 25, 1881.
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