RODMAN, Hugh, American naval officer: h. Frankfort, Ky, 6 Jan. 1859. In 1880 he was graduated at the Naval Academy of the United States and at the Naval War College in 1907. In 1883 he was promoted ensign, junior grade; became ensign in the following year and was made lieutenant, junior Fade, in 1893. In 1903 he was commissioned lieutenant commander; commander in 1907; captain in 1911, and rear-admiral on 23 May 1917. In the Spanish-American War he served on the Raleigh; was executive officer of the New Or leans in 1904; on the Cincinnati in 1904-05; the Wisconsin 1905, etc. In 1907-08 Rodman was inspector in charge of the sixth lighthouse dis trict; commanded the Cleveland in 1909-10; served as inspection officer at the Mare Island navy yard 1910-11; commander of the Con necticut in 1912; the Delaware in 1912-13, and in 1914-15 was superintendent of transporta tion of the Panama Canal. In 1915-16 he com
manded the New York and the following year served as member of the General Board of the Navy Dertment. In 1917 Rodman was made of Division Three of the Atlantic Fleet and later in the same year became com mander of squadron I of the Battleship Force of the Atlantic Fleet; subsequently he com manded Division Three of Battleship Fovea One of the same fleet and in November 1917 was made commander of Division Nine of the Bat tleship Force for dut7 with the British Grand Fleet. In April 1918 Rear-admiral Rodman was made commander of the battleship divisions of the navy. He was awarded medals for his part in the battle of Manila Bay, 1 May 1898, and also for his efficiency in other actions dur ing the Spanish-American War.