Edward Walter Eberle
| Edward Walter Eberle | |
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Admiral, USN
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| Born |
August 17, 1864 Denton, Texas |
| Died | July 6, 1929 (aged 64) Washington, D.C. |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1885–1928 |
| Rank |
 Admiral
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| Commands held |
Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy Pacific Fleet Chief of Naval Operations |
| Battles/wars |
Spanish–American War World War I |
Edward Walter Eberle (August 17, 1864 – July 6, 1929) was an admiral in the United States Navy, who served as Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy and third Chief of Naval Operations.
Edward Walter Eberle was born in Denton, Texas to Confederate Officer Joseph Eberle (1828-1877) and his wife Mary (1835-1886). He was raised at Fort Smith, Arkansas. He entered the Naval Academy on September 28, 1881 and graduated on June 5, 1885.
Following the two years of sea service—spent in screw sloops-of-war Mohican and Shenandoah and the steamer Ranger—then required before commissioning—Eberle was promoted to ensign on July 1, 1887. Brief duty in Washington, D.C., in the late summer and early autumn preceded his reporting to Albatross on November 22, 1887 to begin three years of duty in that Fishing Commission steamer. During his time on the Albatross, commanded by then Captain Z. L. Tanner, he participated in running lines of soundings around Cape Horn, charting the fishing banks off the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, and assisting in developing the Tanner Sounding Device.
Following leave from November 22, 1890 to January 28, 1891, he received instruction in new developments in naval ordnance at the Washington Navy Yard while awaiting orders for sea duty. Here, he demonstrated an interest in and an aptitude for naval gunnery which ever after was central to his career.
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