Commodore Uriah P. Levy Military history of Jewish Americans
uriah phillips levy (1792–1862) first jewish-american commodore of united states navy , veteran of war of 1812. @ time, commodore highest rank obtainable in u.s. navy , equivalent modern-day rank of admiral. during tenure, ended navy s practice of flogging, , prevailed against antisemitic bigotry faced among fellow naval officers. service memorialized through commodore uriah p. levy center , jewish chapel @ naval academy @ annapolis.
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