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Capt James Harry Campbell

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Capt James Harry Campbell

Birth
Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, USA
Death
12 Apr 2001 (aged 89)
Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, USA
Burial
Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Section: Idlewood Lot: 263
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Graduate of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1933. He was a USNA football player and his Academy nickname was "Soupy".

Married Elizabeth Tipton Johnson on June 20, 1935 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.

World War II naval officer that completed 5 wartime submarine patrols:
Duty: USS Plunger (SS-179) 1 Jul 1939 - 1 Jul 1940
Navigator: USS S-23 (SS-128) 1 Nov 1940
Executive Officer: USS Halibut (SS-232) 10 Apr 1942 - Oct 1942
Executive Officer: USS Pogy (SS-266) Sep 1943
First Captain: USS Blower (SS-325) 10 Aug 1944 - 6 Jun 1945

Navy Liaison Officer: Commander Fifth Air Force 18 Jun 1945 - Sep 1945

Captain of the Gearing class destroyer, USS Leary (DD/DDR-879) 2 Sep 1948 - 1 Apr 1950
Graduate of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1933. He was a USNA football player and his Academy nickname was "Soupy".

Married Elizabeth Tipton Johnson on June 20, 1935 in Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee.

World War II naval officer that completed 5 wartime submarine patrols:
Duty: USS Plunger (SS-179) 1 Jul 1939 - 1 Jul 1940
Navigator: USS S-23 (SS-128) 1 Nov 1940
Executive Officer: USS Halibut (SS-232) 10 Apr 1942 - Oct 1942
Executive Officer: USS Pogy (SS-266) Sep 1943
First Captain: USS Blower (SS-325) 10 Aug 1944 - 6 Jun 1945

Navy Liaison Officer: Commander Fifth Air Force 18 Jun 1945 - Sep 1945

Captain of the Gearing class destroyer, USS Leary (DD/DDR-879) 2 Sep 1948 - 1 Apr 1950

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Date Of Burial : 04/16/2001, , Ref: Cemetery Records

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