Anthony Wayne Van Leer (Officer)
Anthony Wayne Van Leer | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anthony Wayne Van Leer |
| Born | June 27, 1908 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | October 15, 2000 (aged 135) Great Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1932-1965 |
| Rank |  Captain, Commander |
| Battles/wars | World War II Vietnam War |
Anthony Wayne Van Leer (October 15, 1908 – June 27, 2000) was an engineer and American military officer who commanded the Supply corps and various engineering corps in the United States Navy during World War II. He was a member of the influential Van Leer Family. His father Carlos Clark Van Leer was also a military officer and Chief of the Personnel Classification Board in the United States Department of the Treasury.[1][2]
Early life and education[edit]
Van Leer was born on June 27, 1908 in Washington, D.C. to Carlos Clark Van Leer and Harriet Taylor Draper .[3] He graduated with a civil engineer degree from Dartmouth College in 1929.[4] He married Grace Winona Beaman in Great Falls Church, Virginia, Oct 22, 1936. He was a member of the influential Van Leer family and his great-great-grandfather Samuel Van Leer was a captain in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. His family had close ties with the Episcopal Church.[5][4]
Career[edit]
Van Leer served in the US Navy as a First lieutenant, commander, and was promoted to Captain. He served as an officer for the Navy in DC in 1938.[6] During World War II, he was a was commander of the Supply Corps in Hawaii during the Attack on Pearl Harbor.[4] After the war he returned home to work as a construction commander in Washington, DC.[7][8] In the 1960's he retired and remained in the Navy reserves.[9] He was assigned to supervise construction for the White House during Franklin D. Roosevelt first administration and later buildings manager for the Justice Department and manager of construction for the National Park Service. He was involved with naval construction along with his cousin Blake Wayne Van Leer[10] In the 1970's Van Leer would become a partner at a Steel supply company like his ancestor Samuel. During the 80's he finally retired and became the president of Washington Building Congress,[11] a member of Zeta Psi social fraternity, a vestry of All Saints Episcopal Church in Chevy Chase and members of local clubs such as the Annapolis Yacht Club. Van Leer spent a lot of remaining days in Sherwood Forest, MD in Annapolis.[12][13] Van Leer died on November 3, 1953 and was interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
Citations[edit]
- ↑ Official Register of the United States. Nashville, TN: U.S. Government Printing Office. (published 1905). 1 July 1905. ISBN 9780826504753. Search this book on
- ↑ Department, United States Navy (1938). "Officers of the Navy and Marine Corps in the District of Columbia".
- ↑ Haskins, Charles Waldo (1902). National Yearbook - National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. p. 319. Retrieved 24 August 2022. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Bernard Vanleer GENERATION 9.4 – FOURTH CHILD OF SAMUEL VANLEER". vanleerarchives.org. Van Leer Archives. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
- ↑ "A. Wayne Van Leer obituary". The Washington Post.
- ↑ Personnel, United States Bureau of Naval (1938). Officers of the Navy and Marine Corps on Active Duty in the District of Columbia and Vicinity. Search this book on
- ↑ U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps Bulletin. Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Department. 1946. Search this book on
- ↑ "Navy Directory: Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, Also Including Officers of the U.S. Naval Reserve Force (active), Marine Corps Reserve (active), and Foreign Officers Serving with the Navy". Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department. April 1941.
- ↑ "Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval Reserve". U.S. Government Printing Office. 1951.
- ↑ Register of Retired Commissioned and Warrant Officers, Regular and Reserve, of the United States Navy. U.S. Government Printing Office. Search this book on
- ↑ "Past Chairmen of the Board | Washington Building Congress". www.wbcnet.org.
- ↑ JR, CHARLES V. RAYMOND,HARRISON F. CONDON. "1930 | Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | March 1974". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | The Complete Archive.
- ↑ Marr, Robert M. "1930 | Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | MARCH • 1986". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine | The Complete Archive.
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