39:
249:
Sylvester's first wife was Ruth
Yarnell, who died in 1948. His second wife was Geraldine Clark. One of his sons would go on to attend the United States Naval Academy, so too would two grandsons. A second son, John Sylvester, Jr., would join the
203:, and married Yarnell's daughter Ruth. Much of his career was spent in the Pacific or East Asia, including postings to Shanghai, Tsingtao, Hong Kong and the Philippines. He served as commanding officer of the
223:. Promoted to rear admiral in 1953, he was made special assistant to the chief of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project in California. In 1955 Sylvester served as Task Force commander for
368:
348:
353:
231:, from 1958 to 1960. From 1960 to 1965 he served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Logistics, and retired in 1965 with the rank of vice admiral.
363:
373:
300:
358:
254:
and, driven by the family connection to East Asia, serve a variety of tours in Japan and South East Asia in the 1960s.
216:
143:
235:
251:
164:
105:
228:
200:
184:
183:. He had a brother, George R., and a sister, Janet (later Mrs. Hiram Callahan). Sylvester attended the
211:
from 18 October 1951 to 4 September 1952 while the battleship was serving as flagship to Rear
Admiral
227:, a test of an underwater detonation of a nuclear bomb. He served as Commander, Amphibious Forces,
212:
343:
338:
204:
115:
8:
305:
38:
160:
87:
17:
239:
224:
196:
67:
21:
195:
Joining the fleet in 1926, Sylvester served in 1937 as flag lieutenant to
Admiral
147:
310:
176:
51:
332:
129:
283:
Description of John
Sylvester, Jr., in Susan Sheehan and Howard B. Means,
179:, the grandson of the city's first physician and son of the editor of the
220:
133:
163:
who served from the 1930s to the 1960s and rose to the rank of
285:
The Banana
Sculptor, the Purple Lady and the All-Night Swimmer
301:"John Sylvester, 86, Dies; Retired Navy Vice Admiral"
159:(July 7, 1904 – July 26, 1990) was an officer in the
20:. For the businessman associated with Babe Ruth, see
187:, and graduated among the top of his class in 1926.
369:Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal
330:
287:(New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002): 269–270.
349:United States Navy personnel of the Korean War
274:(Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2002): 391.
354:United States Navy personnel of World War II
295:
293:
37:
16:For the United States Army general, see
290:
331:
215:, the commander of the cruiser force,
234:Sylvester died on July 26, 1990, at
13:
217:United States Fleet Forces Command
14:
385:
364:Recipients of the Legion of Merit
374:United States Navy vice admirals
244:
144:Navy Distinguished Service Medal
190:
309:. 27 July 1990. Archived from
277:
264:
236:Georgetown University Hospital
1:
257:
170:
7:
229:United States Pacific Fleet
219:between deployments to the
201:United States Asiatic Fleet
185:United States Naval Academy
10:
390:
359:People from Wellston, Ohio
15:
139:
125:
111:
101:
93:
81:
73:
57:
45:
36:
29:
272:Famous American Admirals
213:James L. Holloway, Jr.
175:Sylvester grew up in
94:Years of service
306:The Washington Post
270:Clark G. Reynolds,
199:, commander of the
313:on 5 November 2012
161:United States Navy
88:United States Navy
181:Wellston Telegram
154:
153:
18:John B. Sylvester
381:
323:
322:
320:
318:
297:
288:
281:
275:
268:
240:Washington, D.C.
225:Operation Wigwam
197:Harry E. Yarnell
83:
68:Washington, D.C.
64:
41:
27:
26:
22:Johnny Sylvester
389:
388:
384:
383:
382:
380:
379:
378:
329:
328:
327:
326:
316:
314:
299:
298:
291:
282:
278:
269:
265:
260:
252:Foreign Service
247:
193:
173:
148:Legion of Merit
146:
132:
66:
62:
50:
32:
25:
12:
11:
5:
387:
377:
376:
371:
366:
361:
356:
351:
346:
341:
325:
324:
289:
276:
262:
261:
259:
256:
246:
243:
192:
189:
177:Wellston, Ohio
172:
169:
157:John Sylvester
152:
151:
141:
137:
136:
127:
123:
122:
113:
109:
108:
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
85:
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
65:(aged 86)
59:
55:
54:
52:Wellston, Ohio
47:
43:
42:
34:
33:
31:John Sylvester
30:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
386:
375:
372:
370:
367:
365:
362:
360:
357:
355:
352:
350:
347:
345:
342:
340:
337:
336:
334:
312:
308:
307:
302:
296:
294:
286:
280:
273:
267:
263:
255:
253:
245:Personal life
242:
241:
237:
232:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
209: (BB-63)
208:
202:
198:
188:
186:
182:
178:
168:
166:
162:
158:
149:
145:
142:
138:
135:
131:
128:
124:
121:
120: (BB-63)
119:
114:
110:
107:
104:
100:
96:
92:
89:
86:
80:
77:United States
76:
72:
69:
61:July 26, 1990
60:
56:
53:
48:
44:
40:
35:
28:
23:
19:
315:. Retrieved
311:the original
304:
284:
279:
271:
266:
248:
233:
206:
194:
191:Naval career
180:
174:
165:vice admiral
156:
155:
130:World War II
126:Battles/wars
117:
106:Vice Admiral
63:(1990-07-26)
49:July 7, 1904
344:1990 deaths
339:1904 births
317:13 November
333:Categories
258:References
221:Korean War
171:Background
134:Korean War
74:Allegiance
205:USS
116:USS
97:1926–1965
207:Missouri
118:Missouri
112:Commands
82:Service/
140:Awards
84:branch
319:2010
102:Rank
58:Died
46:Born
238:in
150:(3)
335::
303:.
292:^
167:.
321:.
24:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)