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Charles B. McVay, Jr.
Born (1868-09-09)September 9, 1868
Died October 28, 1949(1949-10-28) (aged 81)
Place of birth Edgeworth, Pennsylvania
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Navy
Years of service 1890-1932
Rank US-O10 insignia Admiral
Commands held United States Asiatic Fleet
Battles/wars Spanish American War
World War I
Relations Charles B. McVay III (son)

Charles Butler McVay II (September 9, 1868 – October 28, 1949) was an admiral in the United States Navy after World War I. In 1907–1909, After the cruise of the Great White Fleet, he commanded the tender, Yankton. He then held various assignments of increasing importance throughout and after World War I. Later, in the earlier 1930s, he served as Commander-in-Chief, Asiatic Fleet.

Rear Admiral Charles Butler McVay Jr. was born on September 9, 1868, at Edgeworth, Pennsylvania. He was an 1890 graduate of the United States Naval Academy. During the Spanish-American War (1898), Ensign McVay served aboard the USS Amphitrite (BM-2), a double-turret monitor. They patrolled the waters off Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Key West and participated in the shelling of San Juan in May 1898.

In 1908, after serving as a navigator aboard USS Hartford and USS Alabama and a tour at the US Naval Academy, Commander McVay was given command of the USS Yankton. In 1909, Lieutenant Commander McVay, was stationed at Norfolk, Virginia, as the USS Yankton had just returned from an around the world cruise with the Great White Fleet.

World War I service[]

During World War I, Charles B. McVay Jr. served as commander aboard three vessels: USS Saratoga, USS New Jersey (BB-16), and USS Oklahoma.

Asiatic Fleet Command[]

After the Great War, Charles B. McVay Jr. served as a commander in the Yangtze Patrol. At this time, the United States with Japan and the major European nations, had garrisons in Shanghai, Beijing and Tianjin. U.S. Navy gunboats regularly patrolled the Yangtze River to protect foreigners during a turbulent period when China had no effective central government. In 1929, Charles V. McVay Jr. was promoted to Admiral and commanded the United States Asiatic Fleet. He retired from the Navy in October 1932 and died on October 28, 1949.

His son, Charles B. McVay III, was the commanding officer of the ill-fated Indianapolis.

Military offices
Preceded by
Mark L. Bristol
Commander-in-Chief, United States Asiatic Fleet
9 September 1929 –1 September 1931
Succeeded by
Montgomery M. Taylor
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