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Bullard (WILLIAM HANNUM GRUBB)

WILLIAM HANNUM GRUBB, an American naval officer, officer , born in Media, Pa., in 1866. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1886. In 1888 he was apappointed ensign and rose through the various grades, becoming commander in 1909, and captain in 1912. He served during the Spanish-American War.

From 1907 to 1911 he was at the United States Naval Academy, where he organized the department of electrical engineering. He was superintendent of the naval radio service from 1912 to 1916. During the World War he served in the Atlantic Fleet and in the American division of battleships in the British Grand Fleet. He commanded the United States naval forces in the eastern Mediterranean after the armistice, and was a member of the Inter-allied Commission to put into effect the naval terms of the armistice with Austria- Hungary. He received the surrender of the Austro-Hungarian fleet. From 1919 he was director of naval communications. He was the author of "Naval Electricians' Textbook," and many others on naval subjects. He acted as a delegate to many conferences on radio and other electrical subjects in foreign countries.