About John B. Frazier
Lived 1869 – 1939 (aged 69). John B. Frazier was an American military officer.
John Brown Frazier (December 19, 1870 – November 11, 1939) was a United States Navy officer who served as the 1st Chief of Chaplains of the United States Navy from 1917 to 1921. In this capacity, together with Julian E. Yates of the United States Army, he edited The Army and Navy Hymnal.
Frazier was born in Wytheville, Virginia in 1870. he joined the Navy on March 2, 1895 in Tennessee and was commissioned in the Chaplain Corps on May 25, 1895. As Chief of Chaplains, he supervised an increase in active-duty chaplains from 40 to 203 during World War I. – November 11, 1933).
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Who was John B. Frazier?
United States Navy officer (1869-1939)
When was John B. Frazier born?
John B. Frazier was born on 28 November 1869 in Virginia.
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John B. Frazier died on 11 November 1939 in Keswick.
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John B. Frazier was a military officer.
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John B. Frazier was American.
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