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John L. Hall Jr.
Admiral (United States), Admiral John Lesslie Hall Jr. (11 April 1891 – 6 March 1978) was a senior Officer (armed forces), officer of the United States Navy, who served during World War II. Biography Education Hall, son of the literary scholar John Lesslie Hall, was born in Williamsburg, Virginia, Williamsburg, Virginia, and attended The College of William & Mary for three years before transferring to the United States Naval Academy, U.S. Naval Academy where he graduated in 1913. He starred in American football for three seasons at William and Mary and four years at the Naval Academy. He excelled in three sports at the Academy and was awarded the coveted "Academy Sword" for athletic excellence. Early career As a junior officer he served in the battleships and . During World War I he trained engineering personnel on the battleship , and was engineering officer of the destroyer . During the years following the war he had sea duty, mainly in Destroyer, destroyers, and served asho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 15,425. Located on the Virginia Peninsula, Williamsburg is in the northern part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. It is bordered by James City County on the west and south and York County on the east. English settlers founded Williamsburg in 1632 as Middle Plantation, a fortified settlement on high ground between the James and York rivers. The city functioned as the capital of the Colony and Commonwealth of Virginia from 1699 to 1780 and became the center of political events in Virginia leading to the American Revolution. The College of William & Mary, established in 1693, is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the only one of the nine colonial colleges in the South. Its alumni include three U.S. presidents as well as many other important figures in the nation's early history. The city's tourism-based economy is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
