Question: Eugene E. Lindsey, born in Sprague, Washington, 2 July 1905, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1927, he served an observation squadron in which Colorado"-class battleship, and was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the seventh state?

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Thomas B. Hayward: Admiral Thomas Bibb Hayward (born May 3, 1924) was Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) for the United States Navy from July 1, 1978, until June 30, 1982, after which he retired from military service.  Shortly after the commencement of World War II, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy V-5 aviation program and was called to active duty as a naval aviation cadet in 1943, anticipating that he would shortly be flying combat in the South Pacific.  However, when roughly halfway through the flight training syllabus, he competed for and was accepted to attend the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, to position himself for a career in the U.S. Navy at war's end.  He graduated from the Academy in July, 1947 and was assigned to the USS Antietam (CV-36) as an engineering officer.  United States Naval Academy.  USS Antietam (CV-36), In 1949 he returned to flight training at Pensacola, Florida,and received his United States Naval Aviator wings in July 1950.  The Korean War having begun, then as Lieutenant junior grade, he reported to Fighter Squadron Fifty-One (VF-51) and flew from the decks of the USS Essex (CV-9) and USS Valley Forge (CV-45), accumulating 146 combat missions and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, ten Air Medals, and two Navy Commendation Medals with Combat "V" for Valor.

USS South Dakota (BB-57): USS "South Dakota" (BB-57) was a battleship in the United States Navy, in active service from 1942 until 1947.  The lead ship of her class, "South Dakota" was the third ship of the US Navy to be named in honor of the 40th state.  The four ships of the class are considered to be the most efficient battleships designed under the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty.  During World War II, the battleship first served a tour in the Pacific theater, where it fought in two battles in 1942 that earned the ship and its crew a Navy Unit Commendation before returning to New York in December 1942 for an overhaul and battle repairs.  In May 1943, "South" "Dakota" joined British Home Fleet patrols in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans before sailing again to the Pacific in August 1943.  There, "South Dakota" participated in combat operations preparatory to the invasion of Japan until returning to the United States in October 1945.

Jesse Wallace: Jesse Rink Wallace (July 17, 1899 – January 29, 1961) was a United States Navy Captain and the 29th (27th unique) Governor of American Samoa.  He served as governor for a period of only ten days from July 30, 1940 to August 8, 1940.  Wallace was born in Beardstown, Illinois on July 17, 1899.  On June 20, 1918, Wallace was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from Illinois.  After his brief time as governor, Wallace became the chief of staff of the U.S. Naval Academy from 1946 to 1949.  He later became chief of staff to the commandant of the Ninth Naval District.  Wallace retired in 1952 and died on January 29, 1961; he was buried at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery.

United States Naval Academy: The United States Naval Academy (also known as USNA, Annapolis, or simply Navy) is a four-year coeducational federal service academy in Annapolis, Maryland.  Established on 10 October 1845, under Secretary of the Navy George Bancroft, it is the second oldest of the United States' five service academies, and educates officers for commissioning primarily into the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps.  The 338 acre campus is located on the former grounds of Fort Severn at the confluence of the Severn River and Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County, 33 mi east of Washington, D.C. and 26 mi southeast of Baltimore.  The entire campus is a National Historic Landmark and home to many historic sites, buildings, and monuments.  It replaced Philadelphia Naval Asylum, in Philadelphia, that served as the first United States Naval Academy from 1838 to 1845 when the Naval Academy formed in Annapolis.

MacGillivray Milne: MacGillivray Milne (August 19, 1882 – January 26, 1959) was a United States Navy Captain, and the 27th Governor of American Samoa from January 20, 1936, to June 3, 1938.  After graduating from the United States Naval Academy, Milne served many posts in the Navy, including heading the Department of Modern Languages at the Naval Academy.  He was a veteran of a large numbers of conflicts, including the Philippine–American War, the United States occupation of Veracruz, and both World War I and World War II.  Milne commanded a number of ships, but his last one was the battleship " ".  After the ship struck a private fishing vessel and killed two civilians, Milne was court-martialed and stripped of three grades which determined his eligibility for promotion.  As Governor, Milne pushed for the modernization of American Samoa, and sought increased federal aid for the islands; his efforts to obtain additional funding for the island largely ended in failure.  He died in 1959 at the Naval Hospital Oakland, and was buried in Sparkill, Rockland County, New York.

Eugene E. Lindsey: Eugene E. Lindsey, born in Sprague, Washington, 2 July 1905, graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1927.  After duty in "Nevada" (BB-36) and "Saratoga" (CV-3) he completed flight training in 1929, and served with a bombing squadron in "Lexington" (CV-2) and an observation squadron in "Maryland" (BB-46).  From 3 June 1940 he commanded Torpedo Squadron Six (VT-6), which flew Douglas TBD-1 "Devastator" torpedo bombers, in "Enterprise" (CV-6).

USS Maryland (BB-46): USS "Maryland" (BB-46), also known as "Old Mary" or "Fighting Mary" to her crewmates, was a "Colorado"-class battleship .  She was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the seventh state.  She was commissioned in 1921 and, serving as the flagship of the fleet, cruised to Australia, New Zealand and Brazil.

List of United States Naval Academy alumni: The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland with the mission of educating and commissioning officers for the United States Navy and Marine Corps.  The Academy was founded in 1845 and graduated its first class in 1846.  The Academy is often referred to as Annapolis, while sports media refer to the Academy as "Navy" and the students as "Midshipmen"; this usage is officially endorsed.  During the latter half of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th, the United States Naval Academy was the primary source of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps officers, with the Class of 1881 being the first to provide officers to the Marine Corps.  Graduates of the Academy are also given the option of entering the United States Army or United States Air Force.  Most Midshipmen are admitted through the congressional appointment system.  The curriculum emphasizes various fields of engineering.

Stephen Barchet: Stephen George Barchet (April 4, 1901 – November 30, 1964) was an American football player and a rear admiral in the United States Navy.  Barchet attended the United States Naval Academy where he played college football as a halfback for the Navy Midshipmen USNA football team.  He was selected by Walter Camp as a third-team All-American in both 1921 and winner of the Thompson Trophy in 1922.  After graduating from the Naval Academy, Barchet served in the United States Navy, attaining the rank of rear admiral.  He was buried at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis, Marylandwith his wife Louise Elizabeth Lankford.

Lawrence Fairfax Reifsnider: Lawrence Fairfax Reifsnider (November 26, 1887 – May 14, 1956) was an American football player and a vice admiral in the United States Navy.  A native of Westminster, Maryland, Reifsnider attended the United States Naval Academy where he played college football at the halfback position for the Navy Midshipmen football team.  He was selected by Walter Camp in 1908 as a second-team All-American.  After graduating from the Naval Academy, Reifsnider served in the United States Navy until 1947, attaining the rank of vice admiral.  He served as a submarine commander in World War I, aboard the USS "O-5" and USS "E-2" submarines.  He later commanded the cruiser USS "Memphis", served as chief of the United States Naval Mission in Colombia, as chief of the Pacific Fleet Amphibious Training Command, and as commandant of the Eighth Naval district in New Orleans.  He received the Legion of Merit and two Distinguished Service Medals for his service in World War II.

Supporting paragraphs: Eugene E. Lindsey USS Maryland (BB-46)
Answer: USS "Maryland"