Stuart H. Ingersoll

Stuart Howe Ingersoll
Ingersoll in 1955
Born	June 3, 1898 Springfield, Massachusetts, US
Died	January 29, 1983(1983-01-29) (aged 84) Newport, Rhode Island, US
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Service years	1920–1960
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	Patrol Squadron 18/13/26 (VP-18/13/26) (see text) USS Monterey (CVL-26) Fleet Air Wing 2 Carrier Division 4 United States Seventh Fleet United States Taiwan Defense Command President of the Naval War College
Conflicts	World War II Battle of the Atlantic Pacific War Battle of the Philippine Sea Battle of Guam Leyte Campaign Battle of Leyte Gulf Cold War
Awards	Navy Cross Distinguished Service Medal (two awards) Legion of Merit (two awards) with "V" Device Navy Commendation Medal (two awards) World War I Victory Medal with Escort Clasp American Defense Service Medal with Atlantic Clasp American Campaign Medal European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (two awards) Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (three awards) World War II Victory Medal National Defense Service Medal Philippine Liberation Medal (three awards) Order of the British Empire

Stuart Howe Ingersoll (June 3, 1898 – January 29, 1983) was a vice admiral of the United States Navy. He was a naval aviator whose career included service as an aircraft carrier commander during World War II and tours as commander-in-chief of the United States Seventh Fleet, President of the Naval War College, and Commandant of Midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy.