| NAVAL DISTRICTS (page six) |
| NAVAL OPERATING BASE, BALBOA, CZ Captain Noble E. Irwin Commandant |
| Return to TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| Return to 1923 INTRO PAGE |
| FIFTEENTH NAVAL DISTRICT HQ - BALBOA, CZ Captain Noble E. Irwin |
| COMMUNICATION OFFICE Lt. Cmdr. M. Collins Communications Superintendent |
| NAVAL AIR STATION, COCO SOLO, CZ Lt. Cmdr. Ralph F. Wood |
| NAVAL AMMUNITION DEPOT, CAVITE, PI Lt. T. D. Westfall Inspector of Ordnance in Charge |
| SIXTEENTH NAVAL DISTRICT HQ - CAVITE, PI RADM George R. Marvell |
| ISLAND OF GUAM Capt. A. Althouse Governor and Commandant Capt. H. B. Price (ordered) |
| RECEIVING SHIP ????? |
| MARINE BARRACKS Lt. Col. Thomas Holcomb |
| Contact Me: [email protected] |
| CAPTAIN OF THE YARD'S OFFICE Cmdr. R. A. Dawes Captain of the Yard |
| MARINE DETACHMENT, AMERICAN LEGATION, PEKING, CHINA Col. R. H. Dunlap |
| NAVY STATION, CAVITE, PI RADM George R. Marvell Commandant |
| RECEIVING SHIP - USS AJAX Lt. C. H. Ramsdell |
| MARINE BARRACKS Maj. R. Coyle |
| NAVAL STATION, OLONGAPO, PI RADM George R. Marvell |
| STATIONS IN MID-PACIFIC |
| MARINE BARRACKS Col. P. M. Bannon |
| AMERICAN SAMOA & NAVAL STATION, TUTUILA Capt. E. T. Pollack Governor and Commandant Capt. E. S. Kellogg (ordered) |
| STATIONS IN WEST INDIES |
| NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA Capt. W. K. Wortman Commandant |
| COMMUNICATION OFFICE (San Juan Comm District) Lt. C. T. Hull |
| NAVAL STATION, ST. THOMAS, VI Captain H. H. Hough Governor & Commandant |
| SECOND BRIGADE, MARINES, SANTO DOMINGO BGEN H. Lee 1st Regiment Col. C. C. Carpenter 4th Regiment Lt. Col. R. Y. Rhen |
| STATIONS IN ASIA |
| NAVY DISBURSING OFFICE, SHANGHAI, CHINA Cmdr. H. W. Browning (SC) |
| NAVAL HOSPITAL, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN Cmdr. U. R. Webb (MC) In Command of |
| STATIONS IN CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA |
| NAVAL MISSION TO BRAZIL RADM C. T. Vogelgesang Chief of Mission |
| PANAMA CANAL Capt. A. W. Hinds Maritime Superintendent |
| MARINE DETACHMENT, MANAGUA, NICARAGUA Maj. J. Marston |
| PERUVIAN MISSION Cmdr. F. B. Freyer Senior Member |
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| NAVAL HOSPITAL, CANACAO, PI Cmdr. H. W. Smith (MC) In Command of Medical Supply Depot Chf. Pharm. C. E. Alexander |
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| CAPTAIN OF THE YARD'S OFFICE Lt. K. R. R. Wallace Captain of the Yard |
| MARINE BARRACKS Capt. C. H. Martin, USMC |
| CAPTAIN OF THE YARD'S OFFICE Cmdr. H. Jones Captain of the Yard |
| MARINE BARRACKS Lt. Col. T. H. Brown |
| NAVAL FORCES IN SANTO DOMINGO BGEN H. Lee Military Governor |
| MARINE OBSERVATION SQUADRON ONE Maj. E. H. Brainard |
| POLICIA NACIONAL DOMINICANA Col. R. M. Cutts |
| BASE HOSPITAL, SANTO DOMINGO CITY Cmdr. John Jacob Snyder (MC) In Command of |
| NAVAL FORCES IN HAITI BGEN John H. Russell American High Commissioner to Haiti |
| FIRST BRIGADE, MARINES, HAITI Col. T. P. Kane 2nd Regiment Maj. C. Ancrum 8th Regiment Col. J. T. Bootes |
| MARINE OBSERVATION SQUADRON TWO Capt. L. M. Bourne |
| HAITIAN GENDARMERIE Lt. Col. D. C. McDougal |
| PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OF HAITI Lt. Cmdr. J. P. Haynes (MC) Sanitary Engineer |
| DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS Cmdr. A. L. Parsons (CEC) Chief Engineer |
| USS SCIOTA (AT-30) Chf. Bsn. W. Martin |
| USS PATUXENT (AT-11) Bsn. G. O. Augustine |
| USS GENESEE (AT-55) Bsn. J. R. McMeekin |
| USS SARA THOMPSON (??-??) no C.O. listed |
| USS ROBERT L. BARNES (AO-14) Lt. A. B. Dorsey |
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| John Jacob Snyder, Medical Corps, United States Navy. As a commander, he commanded the Base Hospital in Santo Domingo in 1923. His career demonstrates the wide range of assignments members of the Medical Corps could expect. For example, his other shipboard assignments included duty aboard USS Miantonomah, USS Lancaster, USS Franklin, USS Niagara, USS New Orleans, USS Isla de Cuba, USS Caesar, USS Kearsarge, USS Maine, USS Tacoma, USS New Hampshire, USS Rhode Island, USS Michigan, and USS Leviathan. This photo dates from the early 1920's. Photo and career information provided courtesy of Michael S. Bell and used with permission. |