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1869 - Adger was born in Charleston, South Carolina on October 31, 1869.
1890 - Graduated from the United States Naval Academy.
1905 - Become a Lieutenant Commander.
1911 - Promoted as a Commander.
1913 - Adger took command on the USS Chester.
1921 - Qualified as a chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics and organized the Navy's aviation program.
1933 - Died in an Akron crash in New Jersey coast on April 4, 1933.
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