serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance battles birth_date placeofburial rank article_title name
1869 & ndash ; 1912 ; 1917-1918 united states navy cincinnati c-7 6 coronado , california 23 january 1945 monroeton , pennsylvania united states of america * spanish-american war 14 october 1850 arlington national cemetery , arlington , virginia 35px rear admiral newton e. mason
 newton e. mason
newton e. mason

rear admiral newton eliphalet mason -lrb- 14 october 1850 -- 23 january 1945 -rrb- was a united states navy officer .
his career included combat in the spanish-american war and service during world war i , significant experience in ordnance duty , and a very long tour as chief of the bureau of ordnance .
