Raymond Stanton Patton

Raymond Stanton Patton
Born	(1882-12-29)29 December 1882 DeGraff, Ohio
Died	25 November 1937(1937-11-25) (aged 54) Washington, D.C.
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps (1917; 1919–1937) United States Naval Reserve Force (1917–1919)
Rank	Rear admiral (Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps) Lieutenant commander (U.S. Naval Reserve Force)
Commands	USC&GS Explorer U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Battles / wars	World War I

Rear Admiral Raymond Stanton Patton (29 December 1882 – 25 November 1937) was the second Director of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and a career officer in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps, the predecessor of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps. He was the first Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps officer to reach flag rank.