By now, everyone who has been to the Magic Kingdom has either seen or ridden on the Admiral Joe Fowler ferry boat which transports guests to and the Magic Kingdom. But who is the man behind the name? Well, I did a little research to find out about the man behind the boat.
Admiral Joe Fowler, firstly, is truly an Admiral. He served in the United States Navy from 1917 to 1948. He graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1917 and went into duty during World War I as a navigator on a submarine. Four years later, he graduated from MIT with a degree in Naval Architecture and started his career in naval construction. He spent years working on designing new ships and overseeing repairs. During World War II, he oversaw construction and the San Francisco Naval Yard. After the war and his retirement from the Navy, Admiral Fowler continued in the construction field by planning communities of newly built homes.
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