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'''Oliver Hazard Perry''' (1785–1819) was a American naval officer and war hero for his actions in the [[War of 1812]]. He was born on August 23, 1785 at South Kingstown, [[Rhode Island]] to Christopher Raymond and Sarah Alexander Perry. At age thirteen he joined the Navy. Shortly after he joined the Navy his ship was deployed to fight in both the Quasi-War with France and the [[Tripolitan War]] against the Barbary pirates. In 1805, at age 20, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and given command of a small schooner. Not long after the promotion he was given command of a larger vessel, the 14-gun ''Revenge''. Unfortunately for Perry, his tenure as commander of the ''Revenge'' would not be a successful one. On January 8, 1811 while surveying [[Rhode Island]] harbors on a foggy day the ''Revenge'' ran into a reef and sunk. Although Perry had to go through an obligatory court-martial for the incident he was found completely innocent of any negligence or wrongdoing.

'''Oliver Hazard Perry''' (1785–1819) was a American naval officer and war hero for his actions in the [[War of 1812]]. He was born on August 23, 1785 at South Kingstown, [[Rhode Island]] to Christopher Raymond and Sarah Alexander Perry. At age thirteen he joined the Navy. Shortly after he joined the Navy his ship was deployed to fight in both the Quasi-War with France and the [[Tripolitan War]] against the Barbary pirates. In 1805, at age 20, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and given command of a small schooner. Not long after the promotion he was given command of a larger vessel, the 14-gun ''Revenge''. Unfortunately for Perry, his tenure as commander of the ''Revenge'' would not be a successful one. On January 8, 1811 while surveying [[Rhode Island]] harbors on a foggy day the ''Revenge'' ran into a reef and sunk. Although Perry had to go through an obligatory court-martial for the incident he was found completely innocent of any negligence or wrongdoing.

After the victory, in July of 1814, Perry was put in command of the then in construction, 44-gun frigate ''Java''. In 1815, the ''Java'' was deployed to the [[Mediterranean]] to deal with problems caused by Barbary pirates. After a number on strange incidents while in the Mediterranean, including two duels, President [[James Monroe]] put Perry in charge of a diplomatic mission to [[South America]]. It was while on this mission that he is believed to have been contacted with the fatal disease, [[Yellow Fever]]. After completing his diplomatic mission, Perry sailed to [[Spain]] where he died at the age of 34 on August 23, 1819 (his birthday) of [[Yellow Fever]] just two days after landing. He was buried in Port of Spain, Trinidad. In 1826, his remains where moved to Newport, [[Rhode Island]] where a monument honors his service to his country.

After the victory, in July of 1814, Perry was put in command of the then in construction, 44-gun frigate ''Java''. In 1815, the ''Java'' was deployed to the [[Mediterranean]] to deal with problems caused by Barbary pirates. After a number on strange incidents while in the Mediterranean, including two duels, President [[James Monroe]] put Perry in charge of a diplomatic mission to [[South America]]. It was while on this mission that he is believed to have been contacted with the fatal disease, [[Yellow Fever]]. After completing his diplomatic mission, Perry sailed to [[Spain]] where he died at the age of 34 on August 23, 1819 (his birthday) of [[Yellow Fever]] just two days after landing. He was buried in Port of Spain, Trinidad. In 1826, his remains where moved to Newport, [[Rhode Island]] where a monument honors his service to his country.