Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1902, Dec. 15 | Born, Wagener, S.C. |
| 1918-1920 | Attended The Citadel, Charleston, S.C. |
| 1924 | Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1924-1926 | Served aboard New York (battleship) |
| 1925 | Married Isabella Murray Leith |
| 1927-1931 | Served aboard submarines R-10 and R-6 |
| 1931-1934 | Taught physics and chemistry, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1934-1937 | Commanded R-11 (submarine) |
| 1937-1941 | Press relations officer, Navy Department; special naval observer, Ghormley mission to Great Britain |
| 1942 | Commanded Woolsey (destroyer) in Atlantic and Mediterranean waters; assisted in the sinking of German submarine off Casablanca, Morocco |
| 1943 | Commanded Foote (destroyer), Destroyer Division 46, and Destroyer Squadron Fourteen in South Pacific; participated in battles off Bougainville, British Solomon Islands |
| 1944-1945 | Assistant chief of staff for administration to Chester Nimitz, commander in chief Pacific (CINCPAC) |
| 1946-1947 | Attended United States National War College, Washington, D.C. |
| 1949 | Attended Imperial Defense College, London, England |
| 1950 | Commanded Service Squadron Three in Korean waters |
| 1951-1954 | Assistant director and director, International Affairs Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations |
| 1954-1955 | Commanded Cruiser Division Two |
| 1956-1958 | Director, joint staff of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| 1958-1959 | Commanded Second Fleet |
| 1959-1960 | Deputy chief of naval operations for plans and policy |
| 1960-1964 | President, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. |
| 1963 | President, court of inquiry investigating the loss of the Thresher (submarine) |
| 1964-1967 | Chairman, Inter-American Defense Board |
| 1968 | President, court of inquiry investigating loss of the Scorpion (submarine) |
| 1979, Aug. 21 | Died, Bethesda, Md. |