Calaveras native promoted to Admiral

The first native Californian promoted to admiral in the U.S. Navy hailed from landlocked Calaveras County. Theodore Vogelgesang, born at Petersburg in 1869, was appointed rear admiral in 1922.

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  • The first native Californian promoted to admiral in the U.S. Navy hailed from landlocked Calaveras County. Theodore Vogelgesang, born at Petersburg in 1869, was appointed rear admiral in 1922.

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