Hannibal in Marion County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Admiral Robert E. Coontz
June 11, 1864 Jan 16, 1935
D S M [Distinguished Service Medal]
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 15, 2020
1. Admiral Robert E. Coontz Monument
Inscription.
Admiral Robert E. Coontz. June 11, 1864 Jan 16, 1935.
Born and raised in Hannibal, he recieved [sic] his appointment to [the U.S.] Naval Academy by Congressman Wm. Henry Hatch, and graduated in 1885. He spent the next 43 years in the Navy. He rose from Cadet [sic - Midshipman] at Annapolis to Chief of Naval Operations, the highest rank in the Navy. He served aboard the Pinta, Charleston, Enterprise, Philadelphia, Nebraska, Georgia, Nevada, and commanded the 7th Div. Atlantic Fleet aboard the flagship Wyoming. Finally in 1923 he was made Commander in Chief of the U.S. Fleet aboard the Seattle. His accomplishments in the Navy and after retirement are too numerous to mention on this memorial, but with all his fame, Hannibal was always his "home.", [U.S.S. Seattle engraving]. , [Rear]
He had a love for Hannibal and it's people. He could have been buried in Arlington National Cem. with every Naval honor his country could bestow, but his request was to be buried here in Mt. Olivet Cem. on his family lot. Over 6000 persons viewed the body as it lie in state at Park Methodist Church, where he kept up his membership for 60 years. A mighty patriot, the good of his country was always his purpose..
Born and raised in Hannibal, he recieved [sic] his appointment to [the U.S.] Naval Academy by Congressman Wm. Henry Hatch, and graduated in 1885. He spent the next 43 years in the Navy. He rose from Cadet [sic - Midshipman] at Annapolis to Chief of Naval Operations, the highest rank in the Navy. He served aboard the Pinta, Charleston, Enterprise, Philadelphia, Nebraska, Georgia, Nevada, and commanded the 7th Div. Atlantic Fleet aboard the flagship Wyoming. Finally in 1923 he was made Commander in Chief of the U.S. Fleet aboard the Seattle. His accomplishments in the Navy and after retirement are too numerous to mention on this memorial, but with all his fame, Hannibal was always his "home."
[U.S.S. Seattle engraving]
[Rear]
He had a love for Hannibal and it's people. He could have been buried in Arlington National Cem. with every Naval honor his country could bestow, but his request was to be buried here in Mt. Olivet Cem. on his family lot. Over 6000 persons viewed the body as it lie in state at Park Methodist Church, where he kept up his membership for 60 years. A mighty patriot, the good of his country was always his purpose.
Location. 39° 41.44′ N, 91° 20.584′ W. Memorial is in Hannibal, Missouri, in Marion County. It can be reached from Fulton Avenue. Monument is in Mount Olivet Cemetery, about 150 feet west of the chapel. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 2340 Fulton Avenue, Hannibal MO 63401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Missouri’s Mark
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Twain Country. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 15, 2020
2. Admiral Robert E. Coontz Monument (rear)
(Submitted on September 26, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 15, 2020
3. Admiral Robert E. Coontz Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 15, 2020
4. Adm Coontz Engraving on Monument
Photographed by U.S. Navy, circa 1920s
5. Admiral Robert E. Coontz
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 15, 2020
6. USS Seattle Engraving on Coontz Monument
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 15, 2020
7. Admiral Coontz Recreation Center
Former Armory, adjacent to Clemens Field
Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 407 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on September 26, 2020, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
