James Harvey Tomb-- Part 2: An Educator and the Naval Order of the United States

He retired from the Navy in  in 1925 and was named the head of the New York State Nautical School (layer renamed State University of New York Nautical College in the Bronx).

He then served as Superintendent of the New York State Merchant Marine Academy from 1927 to 1942.  During that time he was instrumental in moving the school from a ship tied up to a pier to Fort Schuyler in the Bronx.

In 1942, he was appointed the first Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy and oversaw the physical construction of the academy at Kings Point, New York.  He relinquished command on October 16, 1943, just  two weeks after the school was dedicated.

He retired to private life as served as Commander General of  the Naval Order of the United States from 1943 until his death on September 2, 1946.

The football and lacrosse field at Kings Point, inside the Academy's  track is named for him.

--DaCoot