About James L. Ackerson
Lived 1881 – 1931 (aged 49–50). James L. Ackerson was a military personnel.
James L. Ackerson (1881-1931) was a United States Navy officer and naval constructor. He served as the general manager, vice president and trustee of the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corp in 1918.
After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1901, Ackerson started serving in the Construction Corps. He then completed a naval architecture course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1906.
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Who was James L. Ackerson?
United States Naval officer (1881 - 1931)
When was James L. Ackerson born?
James L. Ackerson was born in 1881.
When did James L. Ackerson die?
James L. Ackerson died in 1931.
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James L. Ackerson was a military personnel.
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