with "ASIA" clasp National Defense Service Medal Navy Expert Rifleman Medal Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Philippine Defense Medal with star Philippine Liberation Medal with star Philippine Independence Medal Dates of rank Midshipman - 16 June 1925 Ensign - 6 June 1929 Lieutenant (junior grade) - 6 June 1932 Lieutenant - 30 June 1937 Lieutenant Commander - 30 June 1942 Commander (temporary) - 1 October 1942 Captain (temporary) - 30 March 1945 Rear Admiral (Retired List) - 1959 Books Yangtze Patrol Cruise of the Lanikai: Incitement to War Caviar and Commissars: The Experiences of a U.S. Naval Officer in Stalin's Russia References Further reading Barrow, Clay. "Midshipman Tolley." Naval History. September/October 1995, v. 9, n. 5, pages 17–21. A profile of Kemp Tolley, "one of the most colorful men in the history of the U.S. Navy," by a former editor of the U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings. Tolley wrote Yangtze Patrol, Cruise of the Lanikai, Caviar and Commissars and dozens of published articles. Buckley, Thomas H. "Yangtze Patrol: The U.S. Navy in China. By Kemp Tolley." The Journal of American History, September 1972, v. 59, no. 2, pages 453-454 Jacobus, Stephen "Shakey Jake". "Tolley's Way – One Gentleman's Adventurous Naval Career." Naval History, September/October 1995, v. 9, n.5, pages 22–23. Biographical sketch of Admiral Kemp Tolley, author of Yangtze Patrol, who served in China and many other adventurous places. Rosenberg, David A. "Yangtze Patrol: The U.S. Navy in China." Military Affairs, October 1974, v. 38, page 120. A review of Kemp Tolley's book on the Yangtze Patrol. Tolley, Kemp. "The Chameleon." Shipmate, October 1966, v. 29, pages 2–5. Tolley, Kemp. "Chinese Huntsman." Shipmate, June–July 1966, v. 29, pages 12–16. Tolley, Kemp. "A Day in the Life of a Chungking Gunboat." Shipmate, June–July 1967, v. 30, pages 8–12 and 17. Tolley, Kemp. "Three Piecee and Other Dollars Mex." Shipmate, July 1965, v. 28, pages 8–10. Tolley, Kemp. "YangPat – Shanghai to Chungking." U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings, June 1963, v. 89, pages 80–89. This article emphasizes United States gunboat operations during the years 1937 to 1941. External links O. Kemp Tolley Papers, 1867-2000 (bulk 1924-2000) MS 380 held by Special Collections & Archives, Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy United States Navy admirals United States Naval Academy alumni 2000 deaths 1908 births United States Navy personnel of World War II American naval historians 20th-century American historians 20th-century