Charles Emerson Hovey (10 January 1885 – 24 September 1911) was an officer in the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 during the Philippine-American War

Philippine-American War

The Philippine–American War, also known as the Philippine War of Independence or the Philippine Insurrection , was an armed conflict between a group of Filipino revolutionaries and the United States which arose from the struggle of the First Philippine Republic to gain independence following...

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Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Portsmouth, New Hampshire

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, Ensign Hovey graduated from the United States Naval Academy

United States Naval Academy

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 in 1907. He served aboard the USS Pampanga (PG-39)

USS Pampanga (PG-39)

USS Pampanga was a schooner-rigged iron gunboat in the United States Navy during the Philippine-American War. She retained her Spanish name....

 in the Philippines

Philippines

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 in 1911. While in charge of a shore party on the island of Basilan

Basilan

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, Ensign Hovey was killed by gunshot when attacked by natives 24 September 1911.

USS Hovey (DD-208)

USS Hovey (DD-208)

USS Hovey was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only ship named for Ensign Charles Hovey ....

was named for him.

Veterans of Foreign Wars post #168 in Portsmouth NH is named for him as Emerson Hovey. There is some irony in this - the Philippine conflict was not classified as a "foreign war" at the time of his death, since the Philippines was then a United States colony.

There is a fountain in Portsmouth's waterfront Prescott Park honoring him.