JAMES J. RABY, RADM, USN
James is currently listed with his classmates in Memorial Hall. However, we have recommended to the Memorial Oversight Committee at the US Naval Academy that he be removed for the reason listed at the bottom of this page; his loss was not due to hostile action or the result of his military duties.
His entry remains below so we do not lose his memory or the knowledge of his life and service.
James Raby '95
Lucky Bag
From the 1895 Lucky Bag:
Raby
Bay City, Michigan
Two Stripes. Substitute N. A. Football Team, 1893. Class Football Team, 1893, 1894. N. A. Football Team, 1894. Second-Class Buzzard.
Raby
Bay City, Michigan
Two Stripes. Substitute N. A. Football Team, 1893. Class Football Team, 1893, 1894. N. A. Football Team, 1894. Second-Class Buzzard.
Photographs
From the Detroit Free Press on January 16, 1934
Loss
James was killed in a traffic accident in Midway, Georgia, on January 15, 1934.
Other Information
From researcher Kathy Franz:
James graduated from St. James High School at age 16. He married Jeannette Callaghan on October 12, 1897, in St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco. Their son John Raby graduated from the Naval Academy in 1929.
He has a wikipedia page with some of his career highlights noted. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
Memorial Hall Error
James' loss was not operational and he should not be listed in Memorial Hall.