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	99k	Henry Aristo Wiley was born in Pike County, Ala., 31 January 1867 and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1888. He served in Maple during the Spanish-American War and attained his first command, Villalobos, in 1904. During the First World War Wiley commanded battleship Wyoming attached to the 6th Battle Squadron of the British Grand Fleet and received the Distinguished Service Medal for his outstanding performance. After various shore and fleet commands, he was appointed Admiral in 1927 and served as Commander-in-chief, U.S. Fleet, until his retirement in 1929 after over 40 years of service. Admiral Wiley served in the years that followed as Chairman of the Maritime Commission and in other important government posts until being recalled to active duty in 1941. In the next year he headed the Navy Board of Production Awards. Admiral Wiley retired once more 2 January 1943 and died 20 May 1943 at Palm Beach, Fla. Photo from the Naval History Division, Washington D.C., photo # NR&L(M)26032.		Bill Gonyo
	186k	New York, the USS Henry A. Wiley (DD-749), was launched 21 April 1944 at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company Staten Island Yards. Shown on the launching platform (Left to right) are: Mrs. Robert Wiley Childs, youngest daughter of the late Admiral; Mr. Henry Wood Wiley, the late Admiral’s only son; and Mrs. Elisabeth Wiley Robb, the late Admiral’s daughter and sponsor of the ship. Image from Acme Newspictures.		Bill Gonyo
	124k	As the DM-29, flying the 'Homeward Bound' pennant from masthead to fantail. San Francisco Bay, 7 February 1946. US Navy photo		October 2002 issue of U. S. Naval Institute's Naval History magazine
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