Francis Cogswell | |
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Born | Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US | August 19, 1887
Died | September 22, 1939 Bremerton, Washington, US | (aged 52)
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1903–1939 |
Rank | Captain |
Commands held | USS Fanning USS McDougal USS Oglala |
Battles/wars | World War I |
Awards | Navy Cross |
Relations | Rear Admiral James Kelsey Cogswell (father) |
Francis Cogswell (19 August 1887 – 22 September 1939) was a captain in the United States Navy who served in World War I and was a Navy Cross recipient.
Cogswell was born on 19 August 1887 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the son of Rear Admiral James Kelsey Cogswell, who served during the Spanish–American War in 1898.
Cogswell married Grace Woodman Phillips (1887–1971) of New York City. She had previously been married to pioneer aviator Henry Post, who died in an air crash in 1914 after establishing a new altitude record. She worked for the United States Foreign Service and later for the Central Intelligence Agency until her retirement in 1954. They had no children.
USS Cogswell (DD-651), a United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer that served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, was named in honor of both Cogswell and his father.