Carl Theodore Vogelgesang (January 11, 1869 – February 16, 1927) was a United States Navy rear admiral and Navy Cross recipient. He was the first U.S. Navy flag officer from California.
Read more about Carl Theodore Vogelgesang: Early Life, United States Naval Academy, Marriage and Family, Early Service, Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars, Peacetime Service, 1900-1914, Veracruz, Naval War College, World War I, and Navy Cross, Post-World War I Service, Naval Commissioner To Brazil, Final Years, Death, Namesakes, Military Career
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