Wiilaim Hannum Grubb Bullard (1866 - 1927)

Born 6 Dec 1866 in Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Died 24 Nov 1927 at age 60 in Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA

Biography

William was the son of Orson Bullard and Rebecca Houston

William was an admiral of the United States Navy, whose service included duty during the Spanish–American War and World War I. After World War I, he established the Navy's patrol on China's Yangtze River. A noted electrical engineer, he wrote a popular handbook on naval electrical systems, and contributed to the use of radio in the Navy.^[1]

He served in USS Columbia (C-12) during the Spanish–American War and commanded the battleship USS Arkansas (BB-33), serving with the British Grand Fleet, during World War I.^[2]

On August 5, 1921, the Yangtze Patrol force ^[3] was organized under Rear Admiral Bullard as part of the Asiatic Fleet. During the unsettled conditions in China during the 1920s and 1930s, the Navy patrolled the Yangtze to protect United States interests, lives, and property.^[4]

He gained a reputation as an authority on electrical systems and radio communications. In 1904, while still a junior officer, the then-lieutenant published through the United States Naval Institute a work titled Naval Electricians' Text and Handbook. Later retitled the Naval Electricians' Text Book, the work went through multiple editions, being re-released in 1908, 1911, 1915, and 1917.^[5]

He was appointed Superintendent of the Naval Radio Service, within the Bureau of Navigation. During his tenure, he developed a Handbook of Regulations (1913).^[6]

Two ships have been named in Bullard's honor. In 1943, the Navy named the destroyer USS Bullard (DD-660) after him. In February 1946, construction was completed on the cable-laying vessel SS William H. G. Bullard (M. C. hull 2557)^[7]

He married Ellen Beirne Saunders

They were the parents of:

• Beirne Saunders Bullard

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._G._Bullard
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._G._Bullard
3. ↑ http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/yangtze.html
4. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._G._Bullard
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._G._Bullard
6. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._G._Bullard
7. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._G._Bullard

• United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZGL-3J1 : 12 April 2016), William H G Bullard in household of O F Bullard, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 14, family 105, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,836.
• United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWF7-C1V : 15 July 2017), William H G Bullard in household of O Flagg Bullard, Media, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 12, sheet 200C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1126; FHL microfilm 1,255,126.
• United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M31N-ZVF : accessed 6 November 2018), William H G Bullard, U.S. Naval Academy, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14, sheet 4B, family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,605
• United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3V1-18R : accessed 6 November 2018), William H G Bullard, Civilian residents of U.S. Naval Academy, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 14, sheet 1B, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,605.
• United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2XK-SGY : accessed 6 November 2018), Wm H G Bullard, Annapolis Ward 1, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 24, sheet 5A, family 28, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 550; FHL microfilm 1,374,563.
• Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KY23-72H : 12 March 2018), Wm H G Bullard, 1922; citing Seattle, King, Washington, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1383, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,266,058.
• Washington, Seattle, Passenger Lists, 1890-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KY23-72C : 12 March 2018), Wm H G Bullard, 1922; citing Seattle, King, Washington, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1383, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 2,266,058.
• California, San Francisco Passenger Lists, 1893-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KX4Y-6RQ : 12 March 2018), William H G Bullard, 1927; citing San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1410 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 2,381,008.