1. Robert Edward Coontz was an American naval officer who sailed with the "Great White Fleet" and served as the second Chief of Naval Operations from 1919 to 1923.
12 Facts About Robert Coontz
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Robert Coontz's parents were originally from Florida, Missouri, where they had been neighbors and schoolmates of a young Sam Clemens.
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Robert Coontz graduated from the Naval Academy in 1885, and served at the Navy Department and in several ships over the next decade, among them vessels stationed in Alaskan waters and the Great Lakes.
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In 1899, Robert Coontz became a Veteran Companion of the Pennsylvania Society of the Military Order of Foreign Wars.
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On January 30,1912, Robert Coontz became the Governor of Guam, until September 23,1913.
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In June 1925, as Admiral, the Robert Coontz led US fleet, consisting of 57 vessels of United States Navy carrying about 25,000 officers and crew, departed the port of San Francisco, California.
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Robert Coontz led the fleet on a trans-Pacific visit to New Zealand and Australia, byway of Hawaii and Pago Page, American Samoa.
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Robert Coontz is acknowledged for his key role in the promotion of US naval aviation.
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Two years later in 1932, Robert Coontz would represent Alaska at the Democratic National Convention.
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On January 26,1935, Robert Coontz died at the Puget Sound Naval Hospital in Bremerton, Washington.
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Robert Coontz is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Hannibal, Missouri.
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On October 31,1890, in Sitka, Alaska, Robert Coontz married Augusta Cohen, daughter of Abraham Cohen.