James Fife, Jr.
| James Fife, Jr. | |
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Admiral James Fife, Jr.
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| Born |
January 22, 1897 Nevada |
| Died | November 1, 1975 (aged 78) Stonington, Connecticut |
| 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 | 1918-1955 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Other work | Director, Mystic Seaport |
Admiral James Fife, Jr. (January 22, 1897 - November 1, 1975) was a United States Navy admiral who was promoted to four star rank after retirement as a "tombstone admiral"."
Fife graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1918 and served in both World War I and World War II in submarines and surface combatants.
Prior to the Second World War, he served aboard USS S-3 (SS-107) and USS R-22 (SS-99), and was commanding officer of USS N-7 (SS-59), USS R-19 (SS-96) and USS R-18 (SS-95). In addition to his service on submarines, he also served on the battleship USS Idaho (BB-24) and the destroyers USS Leary (DD-158) and USS Hatfield (DD-231) from 1923 until May 1935.
When the U. S. entered World War II, Admiral Fife was Chief of Staff of Submarine Squadron 20 in the Philippines (part of the Asiatic Fleet under Admiral T. C. Hart). After the squadron was dissolved into Submarines, Asiatic Fleet, he served as Chief of Staff to Admiral Hart until May 1942. About this time he and Captain J. E. Wilkes, his former squadron commander, were instrumental in identifying several deficiencies of the submarine force, especially the difficulties with the Mark 14 torpedo and the Hooven-Owens-Rentschler diesel engine. Fife would later conduct some of the experiments that isolated the Mark 14 torpedo's defective components in cooperation with Rear Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, then Commander, Submarines, Southwest Pacific.
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