Philo McGiffin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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US Navy officer
Date of Birth: 12-Dec-1860
Place of Birth: Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 11-Feb-1897
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Philo McGiffin
- Philo Norton McGiffin (December 12/13, 1860 – February 11, 1897) was an American naval officer later serving in Chinese service as a naval advisor during the First Sino-Japanese War.
- Although primarily skilled as an instructor and administrator, he proved a talented tactician during the 1894 Battle of the Yellow Sea as well as the first American to command a modern battleship in wartime.
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