caption serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place battles birth_date rank image article_title name
george a. converse 1861-1906 20px united states navy uss of the bureaus of equipment , ordnance , and navigation '' montgomery '' uss '' illinois '' chief 29 march 1909 -lrb- aged 64 -rrb- washington , d.c. norwich , vermont spanish-american war 13 may 1844 rear admiral george a converse.jpg george a. converse
 george albert converse
george a. converse

george albert converse -lrb- 13 may 1844 -- 29 march 1909 -rrb- was a rear admiral in the united states navy , who was noted for his contributions to naval engineering .
he saw service in the spanish-american war .
