GENERAL ALEXANDER M. PATCH
[FORMERLY ADM R. E. COONTZ]
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Named originally in honor of Adm Robert Edward Coontz, Spanish-Am War, Governor of Guam 1912-13, Chief Naval Opns 1919, C-in-C U.S. Fleet 1923. Renamed Gen Alexander M Patch. Believed to be in storage at the James River Reserve Fleet Activity at James River, Virginia. |
Courtesy Bruce Eastley