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Charles Vernon Gridley |
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Graduate, U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1863 Engagements: • Spanish-American War (1898) |
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Charles Vernon Gridley Charles Vernon Gridley was born on 24 November 1844. During the Spanish-American War, Gridley served as Captain of Admiral George Dewey's flagship USS Olympia. At the start of the Battle of Manila Bay, Admiral Dewey commanded Captain Gridley to commence his bombardment of Spanish ships with the words "You May Fire When Ready, Gridley." The phrase, widely reported by American newspapers, became a popular catch-phrase. Death and Burial Captain Charles Vernon Gridley died on 5 June 1898 in Kobe, Japan. He is buried at Lakeside Cemetery in Erie, PA. |
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