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CHARLES VERNON GRIDLEY
(24 November 1844 - 5 June 1898)
Officer in the U.S. Navy in the Civil War and Spanish-American War.
He was born to Frank and Ann Eliza (Stokes) Gridley in Logansport, Indiana, and his parents moved to Hillside, Michigan, when he was three months old.
After attending Hillside College, he was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1860. He reported for duty with his class in 1863, joining the crew of the sloop-of-war USS Oneida with the West Gulf Blockading Squadron.
He distinguished himself at the Battle of Mobile Bay on 5 August 1864.
After the war, he stayed in the Navy and was promoted to lieutenant in 1867 and then to lieutenant commander on March 12, 1868.
--Old B-Runner
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