Rear Admiral Aaron Ward (October 10, 1851 – July 5, 1918) was an officer in the United States Navy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

[3] He next served in steam sloop Brooklyn in the West Indies from 1873 to 1874, before reporting to the screw frigate Franklin on the European Station,[1] and was promoted to master on February 8, 1875.

[3] Ward was occupied with various professional duties at the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport, Rhode Island, and the New York Navy Yard through 1885.

Commended for gallantry,[1] he was advanced to lieutenant commander on March 3, 1899,[3] for conspicuous service at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.

From 1901 to 1908, Ward commanded the gunboats Yorktown and Don Juan de Austria, and then the armored cruiser Pennsylvania, successively.

[2] In retirement, Ward lived at his home, named Willowmere, in Roslyn Harbor, New York, where he pursued his hobby of cultivating roses.