Admiral John "Slew" McCain, Sen. McCain's Grandfather-- Part 1

From the United States World War I Centennial Commission  "Remembering the WW I  Service of  John 'Slew' McCain" by Chris Isleib.

The United States recently lost one of its great men, Senator John McCain, who was a naval aviator during the Vietnam War.  But, his family has quite the Navy connection.  His grandfather was Admiral John McCain who fought in both World Wars.

The first John McCain was born in Mississippi and attended the University of Mississippi for two years before deciding to attend the USMA West Point where his brother William Alexander McCain was enrolled.  To practice for his entrance exams, he used the ones given at the USNA and passed them so decided to enter there.

His performance at the Naval Academy were lackluster at best but he graduated in 1906, ranked #79 out of 116 in his class.

--Cooter