Newton A. McCully

Vice Admiral Newton Alexander McCully (1867 – 1951) was an officer in the United States Navy.

McCully, the son of Newton A. and Caroline Fretwell McCully, was born on 19 June 1867 in Anderson, South Carolina and attended the United States Naval Academy (Class of 1887).

As a Lieutenant Commander, McCully traveled to Russia during the Russo-Japanese War in 1904. He returned there as a Rear Admiral, leading a small intelligence mission, to join the Whites and report on the strength of the Bolsheviks and their potential threat.

He later served as the Commander of the Scouting Fleet until 1924 when he became the chief of the American naval mission in Brazil. By 1928 McCully was the Commandant of the Charleston Navy Yard.

In 1920, McCully adopted six Russian children. Their names and ages (in 1921) were: Nikolai Smnov (age 12), Loudmila Manetzkaya (age 11), Anastasia Sherbatoc (age 10), Nina Furinan (age 8), Feodor Pozdo (age 4), and Ninotahkl Klimenko (age 3). In addition, these children were accompanied by Eugenia Selifanova (age 19).

Late in life, at age 59, McCully married Olga Krundycher (Russian), age 29, on 24 October 1927.

Admiral McCully died on 14 June 1951 in St. Augustine, Florida.