Charles Turner Joy
| Charles Turner Joy | |
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Vice Admiral C. Turner Joy, 1951
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| Born |
February 17, 1895 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | June 6, 1956 (aged 61) San Diego, California |
| Place of burial | United States Naval Academy Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1916–1954 |
| Rank |
 Vice Admiral
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Vice Admiral Charles Turner Joy (17 February 1895 – 6 June 1956) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. During the last years of his career, he served as Superintendent of the Naval Academy. The destroyer USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was named for him.
C. Turner Joy was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on 17 February 1895. Commissioned as an Ensign in the Navy upon graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1916, he served in the battleship Pennsylvania (BB-38) for more than four years, including the period of the United States' participation in World War I.
In 1923, after receiving a graduate education in engineering, he began two years as Aide and Flag Lieutenant to Commander, Yangtze Patrol. This was followed by a tour as Executive Officer of the Asiatic Fleet destroyer Pope (DD-225), an assignment with the Bureau of Ordnance, sea duty in the battleship California (BB-44), and service at the Naval Mine Depot at Yorktown, Virginia.
In the mid-1930s, Lieutenant Commander Joy was Commanding Officer of the destroyer Litchfield (DD-336) and was on the staff of Commander Destroyers, Battle Force.
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