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Vice Admiral William Satterlee Pye, USN , ( 1880 - 1959 ) was an Admiral in the U.S. Navy who served in World Wars I and II. His last active-duty appointment was as President of the Naval War College , 1942-1945. His awards included the Navy Cross for his service in World War I . CAREER THROUGH WORLD WAR I Pye was born in Minneapolis , Minnesota , on 9 June 1880 . Entering the U.S. Naval Academy in 1897 , he graduated in 1901 and was commissioned an Ensign in June 1903 . From 1901 through 1915 , he served in several ships, among them five Battleship s and an armored Cruiser , and was also assigned to the staffs of the Naval Academy and Naval War College . In 1915 - 1916 he placed the new destroyer USS ''Jacob Jones'' (DD-61) into commission, commanding her until early 1917 , when he joined the staff of the Atlantic Fleet 's Commander in Chief. He served in that position through the First World War , receiving the Navy Cross for his performance. INTERWAR YEARS Pye was on duty with the Office of the Chief Of Naval Operations during 1919 - 1921 , and was Executive Officer of the Battleship Pennsylvania in 1922 - 1923 . After briefly commanding a Destroyer squadron, he returned to Washington, D.C. , for further Navy Department service that lasted into 1927 . In the next five years, he commanded the Minelayer USS ''Oglala'' (CM-4), had more Navy Department duty and was head of the U.S. Naval Mission To Peru . Captain Pye was Commanding Officer of the battleship USS ''Nevada'' (BB-36) in 1932 - 1933 . Promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral , Pye served as Chief Of Staff to Commander Scouting Force , attended the Naval War College , had further Navy Department service, and was Commander Destroyers in both the Scouting Force and Battle Force . With the temporary rank of Vice Admiral , he was Commander Battleships , Battle Force in 1940 and Commander Battle Force in 1941 . WORLD WAR II AND POST-WAR YEARS Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 and the subsequent relief of Admiral Husband E. Kimmel , Vice Admiral Pye was Acting Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet from 17 December until 31 December 1941 . He continued to lead the Pacific Fleet's Battle Force until October 1942 , including a sortie of 7 battleships from San Francisco in June as part of the Battle Of Midway . Vice Admiral Pye then became President of the Naval War College and simultaneously commanded the Naval Operating Base , Newport, Rhode Island . Though he officially retired in July 1944 , he remained on as War College President until relieved of active duty in December 1945 . Vice Admiral William S. Pye died at Bethesda , Maryland , on 4 May 1959 . He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery . |
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