Arthur J. Hepburn
| Arthur Japy Hepburn | |
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Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn, left, assuming command of United States Fleet from Admiral Joseph M. Reeves, June 24, 1936
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| Born |
October 15, 1877 Carlisle, Pennsylvania |
| Died | May 31, 1964 (aged 86) Washington, D.C. |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1897–1945 |
| Rank |
 Admiral
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| Commands held | Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleet |
| Battles/wars |
Spanish–American War World War I World War II |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal |
Arthur Japy Hepburn (October 15, 1877 – May 31, 1964) was an admiral in the United States Navy, whose active-duty career included service in the Spanish–American War, World War I, and World War II. He held a number of high posts in the years between the World Wars, including Director of Naval Intelligence (Office of Naval Intelligence), a U.S. representative to arms control conferences, and Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleet.
He was born on October 15, 1877 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1897 and served in the Spanish–American War. He participated in the defeat of Admiral Cervera's Spanish Squadron off Santiago, Cuba and was subsequently commissioned at the rank of Ensign.
Thereafter, Hepburn assisted in surveys of the Pacific and performed a variety of other duties, until the First World War, where he commanded the seized German liner Kaiser Wilhelm II and as a submarine commander, until he was ordered to Europe in July 1918 to command the naval base at Queenstown, Ireland. For his service as a Commander of the Naval Base at Queenstown, Hepburn was awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal.
After the armistice, he served in the USS Chester, inspecting German naval ships and aircraft as set out in the terms of the Armistice Treaty.
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