From Naval Historical Center photo NS 75352 Rear Admiral Nathan Crook Twining, USN

Nathan Crook Twining was born 17 January 1869 at Boscobel, Wisconsin. He was appointed a naval cadet in 1885 and graduated from the United States Naval Academy on 7 June 1889.
   During the Spanish-American War, he served in Iowa (Battleship No. 4) off Cuba and later was executive officer of Kearsarge (Battleship No. 6) when that ship circumnavigated the globe with the “Great White Fleet.” He commanded Tacoma (Cruiser No. 18) during the bombardment of Vera Cruz in 1914. During World War I, he served as Chief of Staff for Admiral Sims, Commander of Naval Forces in European waters, and was also a member of the Allied War Council.
   Rear Admiral Twining retired early in 1923 and died on 4 July 1924 at Nantucket, Massachusetts.