Vice Admiral Jules James

1885 - 1957  (72 years)

• Name	Jules James
  Title	Vice Admiral
  Born	14 Feb 1885	Danville, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Mar 1957	Bethesda Naval Hospital Bethesda, Maryland
  Buried	Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Virginia   [1]
  Person ID	I21515	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2021

  
  

  Father	John William James,   b. 17 Apr 1851, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 21 Aug 1928, Danville, Virginia  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Anne Maria Jones,   b. 1851, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ,   d. 20 Jan 1931, Danville, Virginia  (Age 80 years)
  Married	1875
  Family ID	F8048	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Standish Gamble,   b. 8 Jan 1895, Bryn Mawr, Delaware County, Pennsylvania ,   d. 3 Nov 1988, District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.  (Age 93 years)
  Married	30 Oct 1928	Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
  Children	1. Living   2. Anne Selden James,   b. 1931, Virginia   3. Mabel White James,   b. 3 Jul 1935, Annapolis, Maryland ,   d. 30 Aug 1963, Massachusetts  (Age 28 years)
  Last Modified	18 Sep 2021
  Family ID	F8843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Jules James julesjames.jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Vice-Admiral Jules James-Obit The Baltimore Sun Mar 13, 1957
  		Vice-Admiral Jules James-Funeral Services The Danville Bee Mar 15, 1957
  		Vice Admiral Jules James-Obit Charleston News and Courier Mar 13, 1957
  		James-Gamble Wedding The Philadelphia Inquirer Oct 31, 1928

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Commander Jules James-Awarded Legion Of Honor Of France The Danville Bee Jul 1, 1926
  		Lt Commander Jules James-Naval Honor The Danville Bee Jul 31, 1924
  		Rear Admiral Jules James-Receives Legion Of Merit The Danville Bee Sep 18, 1943

  
  

• Notes

  Jules James was born in Danville, Virginia, where he studied at Virginia Military Institute preparatory to entering the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. In 1928 he married Eleanor Standish Gamble, niece of U.S. Secretary of War Henry Stimson. Commissioned ensign in the U.S. Navy in 1910, James subsequently served as White House aide to President Woodrow Wilson (1912-1913), and Assistant Naval Attache to the American embassies in France, Spain, and Portugal (1923-1926). At times between 1926 and 1934 he was navigator on the USS Florida (BB-30); commanded the USS Edsall (DD-219), with which he participated in the Yangtze River patrol; served as naval aide for the Governor-General of the Philippines; attended the Naval War College; and commanded the Destroyer Division 6, Battle Force, U.S. Fleet. In 1937 he directed the fitting out of the light cruiser USS Philadelphia (CL-41), which he then commanded. From 1939 to 1941, he served as assistant director and acting director of the Office of Naval Intelligence. In 1941 he became commander of the newly acquired U.S. Naval Operating Base on Bermuda, where he also commanded the combined U.S. and British local defense forces. In 1943 Admiral James assumed command of the Sixth Naval District, headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, and the Charleston Navy Yard. In 1945 he became commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Mediterranean waters and retired from active duty in 1946. Following his naval career, James became a special representative in Europe for the National Lead Company findagrave

  
  

• Sources

  [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65837978/jules-james. Jules James Birth 14 Feb 1885 Pittsylvania County, Virginia Death 12 Mar 1957 (aged 72) Burial: Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Danville City, Virginia [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65837978/jules-james. Eleanor Standish Gamble James Birth 8 Jan 1895 Bryn Mawr, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA Death 3 Nov 1988 (aged 93) Burial Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Danville City, Virginia Jules James Birth 14 Feb 1885 Pittsylvania County, Virginia Death 12 Mar 1957 (aged 72) Burial: Green Hill Cemetery Danville, Danville City, Virginia