. "Superintendent U.S. Naval Observatory"@en . "Military Governor of the U. S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa"@en . . . . . . "1917"^^ . "Capt. Pollock as Superintendent of the U. S. Naval Observatory"@en . "1893"^^ . . . . . "()"@en . . "Edwin Taylor Pollock"@en . . . . . "()"@en . "Edwin Taylor Pollock (October 25, 1870June 6, 1943) was a career officer in the United States Navy, serving in both the Spanish-American War and World War I. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of captain. Like many naval officers, his name was often abbreviated using initials: E. T. Pollock."@en . . . "Edwin Taylor Pollock (October 25, 1870June 6, 1943) was a career officer in the United States Navy, serving in both the Spanish-American War and World War I. He was subsequently promoted to the rank of captain. Like many naval officers, his name was often abbreviated using initials: E. T. Pollock. As a young ensign, Pollock served aboard the USS New York during the Spanish-American War. After the war, he rose through the ranks, served on several ships, and did important research into wireless communication. In 1917, less than a week before the United States entered World War I, he won a race against a fellow officer to officially receive the U.S. Virgin Islands from Denmark, and served as the territory's first acting governor. During the war, he was promoted to captain and a vessel under his command transported 60,000 American soldiers to France, for which he was awarded a Navy Cross. Afterward, he was made the eighth Naval Governor of American Samoa and then the superintendent of the United States Naval Observatory, before retiring in 1927."@en . "1943-06-04"^^ . . . . . "1870-10-25"^^ . . . . . . . "Place of burial"@en . . . "Edwin Taylor Pollock"@en . . . . "1922"^^ . "Commandant U.S. Naval Station Tutuila"@en . . . . . . .