William Hannum Grubb Bullard | |
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 William Hannum Grubb Bullard | |
| Born | December 6, 1866 Media, Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 24, 1927 (aged 60) Washington, D.C. |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1886–1922 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
| Unit | commanded the battleship Arkansas (BB-33) Organized the Yangtze Patrol force |
| Commands | U.S.S. San Francisko,
U.S.S. Arkansas in the Atlantic Fleet, and later the Grand Fleet, U.S. Naval Base at Malta, U.S. Naval Forces in the Eastern Mediterranean, Director of Communications in the Navy Department, Yangtze Patrol Force, Chairman of the National Radio Commission |
| Battles / wars | Spanish–American War World War I |
William Hannum Grubb Bullard (6 December 1866 – 24 November 1927) was an admiral of the United States Navy, whose service included duty during the Spanish–American War and World War I. After World War I, he established the Navy's patrol on China's Yangtze River. A noted electrical engineer, he wrote a popular handbook on naval electrical systems, and contributed to the use of radio in the Navy.