Woodbury in Butler County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Admiral Claude C. Bloch
(1878-1967)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020
1. Admiral Claude C. Bloch Marker (Side 1)
The career of this naval officer spanned Spanish-American War and World Wars I and II. A native of Butler County, he attended public schools and Ogden College in Bowling Green; graduated from Annapolis, 1899. Assumed command of USS Plattsburg in 1918; received Navy Cross for hazardous transporting of troops and supplies to Europe.
Bloch's duties included Commander, Mine Force, Pacific Fleet; Chief of Staff to Commander, Battleship Divisions; Chief of Bureau of Ordnance — all in 1920s; Commander in Chief, U. S. Fleet, 1938-40; Commandant of 14th Naval Dist. at Pearl Harbor, 1940-42. As chairman of Navy Board for industrial production awards, he was given Legion of Merit. Retired, 1945.
Erected 1985 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 1769.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, Spanish-American • War, World I • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.
Location. 37° 11.024′ N, 86° 37.95′ W.
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Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Pennyroyal Region. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 1912 (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Birthplace of Hines (approx. 0.2 miles away); William S. Taylor (1853-1928) (approx. 4 miles away); Major Andrew Graff Hamilton (approx. 4 miles away); Bishop John Monroe Moore (approx. 4 miles away); County Named, 1810 (approx. 4 miles away); Maurice Hudson Thatcher (approx. 4 miles away); Morgantown / Daniel
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020
2. Admiral Claude C. Bloch Marker (Side 2)
Also see . . . Claude C. Bloch (Wikipedia). (Submitted on November 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Additional keywords. U.S. Navy
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 1, 2020
3. Admiral Claude C. Bloch Marker
Public domain / Wikipedia, circa 1938
4. Admiral Claude Charles Bloch
Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 508 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 2, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
