Richard Wainwright

1849–1926 (age 77)

Military Officer

Biography

Richard Wainwright distinguished himself as a naval officer whose service spanned key moments of American maritime presence, earning respect for both courage in conflict and the care he showed his crew. He upheld the highest traditions of the Navy even as the service responded to global changes in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

The calm steadfastness he displayed in leadership continues to inspire sailors who follow in his wake.

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