caption placeofburial_coordinates death_date death_place birth_place image_size placeofburial_label birth_date placeofburial image article_title name
captain essex 1944 ralph a. ofstie on the bridge of uss -rcb- -rcb- 19 november 1956 bethesda naval hospital , maryland eau claire , wisconsin 300 place of burial 16 november 1897 arlington national cemetery ralph a. ofstie.jpg ralph a. ofstie
 ralph andrew ofstie
ralph a. ofstie

ralph andrew ofstie -lrb- 16 november 1897 -- 19 november 1956 -rrb- was a vice admiral in the united states navy , an escort carrier commander in world war ii , deputy chief of naval operations -lrb- air -rrb- , and commander of the u.s. sixth fleet .
he was born in eau claire , wisconsin and his hometown was everett , washington .
