District. He retired as a vice admiral on 30 June 1951. Retirement and last years In retirement, Barbey published his memoirs of his wartime service as MacArthur's Amphibious Navy in 1969. He died at the Naval Hospital in Bremerton, Washington on 11 March 1969. His papers are in the Naval Historical Center at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. The Navy named a , in his honor, which was launched at the Avondale Shipyards in Westwego, Louisiana by his widow on 4 December 1971. Decorations Vice Admiral Daniel E. Barbey's ribbon bar: Notes References Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. External links 1889 births 1969 deaths Military personnel from Portland, Oregon United States Navy vice admirals United States Navy personnel of World War I United States Navy World War II admirals United States Naval Academy alumni Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States) Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Recipients of the Legion of Merit Honorary Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal