Raymond Stanton Patton
| Raymond Stanton Patton | |
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| Born |
29 December 1882 DeGraff, Ohio |
| Died | 25 November 1937 (aged 54) Washington, D.C. |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Commands held |
USC&GS Explorer U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Rear Admiral Raymond Stanton Patton (29 December 1882 – 25 November 1937) was the second Director of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and a career officer in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps, predecessor of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps. He was the first Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps officer to reach flag rank.
Patton was born in DeGraff, Ohio, on 29 December 1882, the son of Oliver Patton and the former Ida M. Cloninger. After primary and secondary education at public schools in Sidney, Ohio, he studied engineering at Adelbert College at Western Reserve University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in June 1904.
Within a month of his graduation, Patton accepted a position in 1904 in the Field Corps of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, which at the time was an entirely civilian organization. He began field work in August 1904, serving along the United States East Coast as a civilian junior officer aboard the Coast and Geodetic Survey survey launch USC&GS Hydrographer; during his tour aboard Hydrographer, he participated in survey work to update the United States Coast Pilots publications and accompanied a shore party as it conducted topographic surveys in Virginia. In 1906 he reported aboard the Coast and Geodetic Survey ship USC&GS Thomas R. Gedney for survey work along the southeast coast of the Territory of Alaska.
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