Arthur P. Fairfield
From Freepedia
Vice Admiral Arthur Phillip Fairfield (29 October 1877 – ) was an officer in the United States Navy.
Born in Maine, his commands included the destroyers McDougal (DD-54), 1915-1917 and Gregory (DD-82) in 1918. Fairfield commanded a special squadron in 1936 to rescue American nationals from the Spanish Civil War. In 1939, he took command of Battleship Division Three of the United States Fleet.
He was awarded the Navy Cross for his service in command of McDougal.
| Image:G a custer.jpg | This biographical article related to the United States military is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories: United States military biographical stubs | 1877 births | U.S. Navy admirals | Navy Cross recipients | Year of death missing
