Edward C. Kalbfus
| Edward Clifford Kalbfus | |
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Admiral Edward C. Kalbfus
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| Nickname(s) | Old Dutch Old Man |
| Born |
November 24, 1877 Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 6, 1954 (aged 76) Newport, Rhode Island |
| 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 | 1899–1946 |
| Rank |
 Admiral
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| Commands held | Battle Force |
| Battles/wars | |
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Admiral Edward Clifford Kalbfus (November 24, 1877 – September 6, 1954), nicknamed "Old Dutch", was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who was commander of the Battle Force of the United States Fleet from 1938 to 1939 and President of the Naval War College from 1934 to 1936 and 1939 to 1942.
He was born in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania to the former Mary Electra Jones and Dr. Joseph Kalbfus, a nationally acclaimed wildlife conservationist who served as chief game protector of the state of Pennsylvania and executive secretary of the State Game Commission for many years. He attended Selwyn Hall in Reading, Pennsylvania before being appointed from the state of Pennsylvania to the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. As a midshipman at the Naval Academy, he played football and was captain of the baseball team during his first class year, and trained afloat during the summers aboard the Naval Academy Practice Ship Monongahela in 1895, 1896, and 1897. In the summer of 1898, during the Spanish–American War, he served aboard the battleship Oregon, witnessing the sinking of the Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes and the Battle of Santiago Bay. Later that summer he participated in the blockade of Cuba aboard the steam yacht USS Wasp, the screw sloop USS Lancaster, and the gunboat Newport. After a final training cruise aboard the battleship Indiana, he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1899 and commenced the required two years of precommissioning sea duty as a passed midshipman. Voyaging to the Philippine Islands aboard the collier Scindia, he participated in the Philippine Insurrection in 1900 and 1901 aboard the gunboat Petrel and the cargo ship General Alava. He received his ensign's commission on July 27, 1901.
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