Commodore Stephen Decatur, Jr was an American naval officer notable for his heroism in the Barbary Wars and in the War of 1812. He was the youngest man to reach the rank of captain in the history of the U.S. Navy, and the first American celebrated as a national military hero who had not played a role in the American Revolution. Wikipedia
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Decatur House is one of the oldest surviving homes in Washington, DC, and one of only three remaining residential buildings in the country designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the father of American architecture. www.decaturhouse.org/
Stephen Decatur Birth: Jan. 5, 1779 Death: Mar. 22, 1820 United States War of 1812 Naval Officer. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=269