8 7 4 ▁ ▁Captain ▁– ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁ ▁Tem por ary ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁– ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁ ▁Com mod ore ▁– ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁ ▁R ear ▁Admir al ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁ ▁Ret ired ▁List ▁– ▁February ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁ ▁Names akes ▁ ▁Four ▁destroy ers ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁have ▁been ▁named ▁ ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Academy ' s ▁Sam pson ▁Hall , ▁which ▁houses ▁the ▁English ▁and ▁History ▁depart ments , ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁also ▁author ized ▁a ▁service ▁medal , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sam pson ▁Medal , ▁to ▁recognize ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁under ▁his ▁command ▁during ▁the ▁Spanish – American ▁War . ▁The ▁ob verse ▁of ▁the ▁medal ▁be ars ▁Sam pson ' s ▁image ▁and , ▁thus , ▁Sam pson ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁four ▁Americans ▁in ▁history ▁entitled ▁to ▁wear ▁an ▁official ▁medal ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁image ▁on ▁it . ▁ ▁( The ▁others ▁were ▁Admir al ▁George ▁De we y , ▁General ▁John ▁J . ▁Pers hing ▁and ▁Admir al ▁Richard ▁E . ▁By rd .) ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁Sam pson ▁Naval ▁Training ▁Base , ▁that ▁became ▁the ▁Sam pson ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Park ▁on ▁the ▁eastern