Ian Crawford Eddy | |
Birth Name: | Ian Augustus Eddy [1] |
Birth Date: | 10 June 1906 |
Birth Place: | Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | New London, Connecticut, U.S. |
Placeofburial: | United States Naval Academy Cemetery |
Allegiance: | United States |
Branch: | United States Navy |
Branch Label: | Branch |
Serviceyears: | 1930-1954 |
Rank: | Rear Admiral |
Commands: | USS Pargo (SS-264) USS S-45 (SS-156) Submarine Squadron 3 USS Orion (AS-18)[2] |
Battles: | World War II |
Awards: | Navy Cross Silver Star Bronze Star (2) |
Alma Mater: | United States Naval Academy |
Spouse: | Emily Wingate Austin |
Ian Crawford Eddy (10 June 1906 – 30 December 1976), was a decorated American submarine commander during World War II who reached the rank of Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.[3]
Ian Crawford Eddy graduated from Annapolis with the class of 1930. He was a Letterwinner in football playing Right Guard on the 1929 "Navy Eleven" team.[4]
Lieutenant 30 Jun 1938
Lieutenant Commander (T) 15 Jun 1942
Commander (T) 15 Oct 1942
Captain (T) 15 Nov 1945
Under Instruction United States Naval Academy 1 Jan 1939
Duty USS S-44 (SS-155) 1 Jul 1939 - 1 Oct 1939
Captain USS S-45 (SS-156) 29 May 1940 - 30 Sep 1942
Captain USS Pargo (SS-264) 26 Apr 1943 - 9 Aug 1944
Flag Lieutenant and Personnel Officer Commander Submarines Atlantic Fleet Sep 1944 - Sep 1945
(Acting?) Chief of Staff Commander Submarines Atlantic Fleet May 1945
Executive Officer, Department of Marine Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1949[7]
Director of Athletics, United States Naval Academy, 1951-1954[8]