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John S. McCain, Sr.

United States Navy admiral (1884-1945)
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John S. McCain, Sr.
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
August 9, 1884
Date of death
September 6, 1945
Place of birth
Carroll County
Place of death
San Diego
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
military officer, admiral
Educated at
University of Mississippi, United States Naval Academy[12][13]
Award received
Navy Cross, World War I Victory Medal (United States), World War II Victory Medal, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[14][15][16][17]
Father
John Sidney McCain[8]
Mother
Elizabeth Ann Young[9]
Child
John S. McCain, Jr.[10]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[22]
Commander of (DEPRECATED)
Bureau of Aeronautics[23]
Family name
McCain[26]
Given name
John[27]
Manner of death
natural causes[28]
Military branch
United States Navy[19]
Military, police or special rank
admiral, vice admiral[20][21]
Name in native language
John Sidney McCain, Sr.[29]
Participated in conflict
World War II, World War I[24][25]
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Sidney "Slew" McCain, Sr. en John McCain, Sr. en John Sidney McCain, Sr. en John S. McCain, Sr. ar جون إس. ماكين سينيور cs John Sidney McCain da John S. McCain de John S. McCain, Senior de John Sidney McCain I de John S. McCain I. de John S. McCain senior de John S. McCain, Sr. he ג'ון ס. מקיין האב ja ジョン・シドニー・マケイン1世 ja ジョン・S・マケイン ja ジョン・S・マケイン1世 ja ジョン・S・マケイン・Sr. ja ジョン・S・マケイン・シニア ja ジョン・S・マッケーン ja ジョン・シドニー・マケイン・シニア
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000074245562
VIAF cluster ID
73181259
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n99006107
GND ID
1198971045
American National Biography ID
0700786
FAST ID
430575
FamilySearch person ID
KNBT-KP1
Find a Grave memorial ID
8314
Freebase ID
/m/0285n5v
Genealogics.org person ID
I00528852
J9U entity ID
987013324292805171
NL CR AUT ID
ola2010548279
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
227531442
Obálky knih ID
ola2010548279
Our Campaigns candidate ID
674192
Prabook ID
1093583
Rodovid ID
83025
SNAC ARK ID
w6mc9vv5
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10576057
WikiTree person ID
McCain-4
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyt4m3xFpqhx9gVXRHgrq
Yale LUX ID
person/2434bdab-4200-4ccd-b9a7-54f23f9bce3f

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🔗 Connections
Award received 4
Navy Cross, World War II Victory Medal, World War I Victory Medal (United States), Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Educated at 2
United States Naval Academy, University of Mississippi
Military, police or special rank 2
admiral, vice admiral
Named after 2
USS John S. McCain, USS John S. McCain
Participated in conflict 2
World War II, World War I
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Child 1
John S. McCain, Jr.
Children (paternal) 1
John S. McCain, Jr.
Commander of (DEPRECATED) 1
Bureau of Aeronautics
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Military branch 1
United States Navy
Occupation 1
military officer
Place of birth 1
Carroll County
Place of burial 1
Arlington National Cemetery
Place of death 1
San Diego
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

John S. McCain, Sr. was born on August 9, 1884[1], in Carroll County[2]. John S. McCain, Sr. died on September 6, 1945[3], in San Diego[4]. John S. McCain, Sr. worked as a military officer[5] and admiral[6].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for John S. McCain, Sr. include USS John S. McCain[30], a guided missile destroyer[31].

Why It Matters

Entities named for John S. McCain, Sr. include USS John S. McCain[30], a guided missile destroyer[31].

FAQs

Where was John S. McCain, Sr. born?

John S. McCain, Sr.'s place of birth was Carroll County[2].

Where did John S. McCain, Sr. die?

John S. McCain, Sr. passed away in San Diego[4].

Who were John S. McCain, Sr.'s parents?

John S. McCain, Sr.'s father was John Sidney McCain[8]. John S. McCain, Sr.'s mother was Elizabeth Ann Young[9].

What did John S. McCain, Sr. do for work?

John S. McCain, Sr. worked as a military officer[5] and admiral[6].

Where did John S. McCain, Sr. go to school?

John S. McCain, Sr. was educated at University of Mississippi[12] and United States Naval Academy[13].

What awards did John S. McCain, Sr. receive?

Honors received include Navy Cross[14], World War I Victory Medal[15], World War II Victory Medal[16], and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[17].

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United States

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  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  4. [8] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Genealogics. wikidata.org.
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  9. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Cause of death → myocardial infarction
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