Rear Admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...

Philip Daly Gallery (October 17, 1907 – November 29, 1973) was a United States Navy officer who served with distinction on

destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...

s in the

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during World War II, rising to the rank of

rear admiral Rear admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, equivalent to a major general and air vice marshal and above that of a commodore and captain, but below that of a vice admiral. It is regarded as a two star "admiral" rank. It is often regarde ...

. Philip Gallery was the son of Daniel Vincent Gallery (born Chicago, July 19, 1865), lawyer, and

Mary Onahan Gallery Mary Onahan Gallery (, Onahan, known as Molly; July 22, 1866 – January 12, 1941) was an American writer, critic and editor. She primarily wrote articles for newspapers and magazines. Gallary was also the mother of three rear admirals in the U. ...

, writer. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy. During World War II, he was in command of the destroyer , earning the

Legion of Merit The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight ...

and two Bronze Stars for his service. After World War II, his commands included Destroyer Division 72, the fleet replenishment oiler , and the heavy cruiser . He retired from the navy in 1958. He died in 1973 and was buried with

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in Arlington National Cemetery. Two of his brothers,

William O. Gallery Rear Admiral William Onahan Gallery (22 June 1904 – 15 November 1981) was a United States Navy admiral — one of three brothers who became United States Navy admirals. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he was a naval avi ...

and Daniel V. Gallery, also became rear admirals. The is named in honor of the three Admirals Gallery.

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1907 births 1973 deaths United States Navy personnel of World War II Burials at Arlington National Cemetery United States Naval Academy alumni United States Navy rear admirals Recipients of the Legion of Merit {{USN-bio-stub

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