the office of the Secretary of the Navy on the Naval Clemency and Prison Inspection Board, the Naval Discipline Policy Review Board, and the Procurement and Retirement Board, until 1 June 1947, only a few months before his death. Vice Admiral Taussig died on 29 October 1947 at Bethesda Naval Hospital. He was one of a very few individuals who served in the Spanish-American War, World War I and World War II. His survivors then included his wife of 38 years, Lulie Johnston Taussig, of Washington, D.C. and Jamestown, RI; two daughters, Mrs. Emily Whitney Sherman, of Newport, RI and Mrs. Margaret Philip Helmer of Irvine, CA and his son Captain Joseph K. Taussig, Jr. of Annapolis, MD. His daughter Margaret had been married to Commander George Philip Jr. until his death in 1945. Decorations and awards Namesake The destroyer escort was named in his honor, while the destroyer was named in honor of his father. Admiral Taussig Blvd. in Norfolk, Virginia, near Naval Station Norfolk, is named in his honor. Taussig Street in Tierrasanta, California in Murphy Canyon Military Housing is named in his honor. Miscellaneous His granddaughter is married to radio talk show host and lawyer Hugh Hewitt. Published works Our Navy, A Fighting Team (1943) Whittlesey House – co-authored by Harley F. Cope Publications "Sees U.S. Involved in Far East War, Admiral Taussig Testifies that Japan Aims at Domination – Navy Disclaims His Views" New York Times April 23, 1940, page 1. Three Splendid Little Wars: The Diaries of Joseph Knefler Taussig, 1898–1901 [edited by Evelyn M. Cherpak] (January 2009) Naval War College Press. The Queenstown Patrol, 1917: The Diary of Commander Joseph Knefler Taussig, U.S. Navy (June 1996) Naval War College Press. Vaughn, Stephen L. Encyclopedia of American Journalism. CRC Press, 2008, p. 384 includes Drew Pearson's reporting on Taussig's "retirement". See also List of select Jewish football players References External links jewsinsports.org : Joseph K. Taussig, Navy quarterback The Taussigs : Four-generation USNA alumni 1877 births 1947 deaths Jewish American military personnel American military personnel of the Spanish–American War United States Navy personnel of World War I United States Navy World War II admirals Burials at Arlington National Cemetery United States Naval Academy alumni United States Navy admirals Recipients of the Legion of Merit American people of German-Jewish descent Military personnel from Dresden