Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1900, May 11 | Born, Paris, France |
1919 | Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
1919-1922 | Served consecutively aboard the Kroonland (liner), Utah (battleship), and Sturtevant (destroyer) |
1922-1924 | Served aboard the Scorpion (patrol vessel converted yacht) in Turkish waters |
1923-1924 | Served aboard Submarine Chaser No. 96 in the Black Sea |
1924-1925 | Served consecutively aboard the destroyers MacLeish and MacFarland |
1925-1927 | Instructor, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
1928 | Served aboard the Utah (battleship) Ordered for flight training and designated naval aviator, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. |
1928-1929 | Scouting Squadron Five-S (aviation unit), Concord (light cruiser) |
1929-1931 | Executive officer, Scouting Squadron Six-S (aviation unit) aboard the Cincinnati (light cruiser) |
1930 | Married Barbara Little |
1931-1932 | Assistant operations officer, Naval Air Station, Anacostia, D.C. |
1932-1933 | Aide to the chief of Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. |
1933-1935 | Commander, Sandpiper (minesweeper) |
1935-1936 | Scouting Squadron Four-B, Langley (aircraft carrier) |
1936-1937 | Attended Naval War College, Newport, R.I. |
1937-1939 | Aviation officer, Naval War College and Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I. |
1939-1940 | Navigator, Lexington (aircraft carrier) |
1940-1941 | Aviation officer, staff of Commander Scouting Force and Commander Task Force Three |
1941 | Liaison officer between the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and the commanding general, Army Air Force Command, Washington, D.C. |
1942 | Liaison officer between Headquarters, Commander in Chief, United States Fleet, and Army Air Force Combat Command, Washington, D.C. |
1942-1943 | Aviation plans officer, Headquarters, Commander in Chief, United States Fleet |
1943-1944 | Naval aviation officer, Army and Navy College, Washington, D.C. |
1944 | Received letter of commendation with authorization to wear the commendation ribbon Temporary duty, Air Force Pacific Fleet aboard the Essex (aircraft carrier) |
1945 | Commanding officer, Lexington (aircraft carrier) Received Legion of Merit with Combat Distinguishing Device "V" |
1945-1948 | Assigned consecutively to Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Air, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and Office of the Secretary of the Navy |
1948-1949 | Commander, Carrier Division Seventeen |
1949-1952 | Navy member, Joint Strategic Survey Committee, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington, D.C. |
1952-1953 | Commander, Carrier Division Two |
1953-1956 | Chief of staff and later president, United States Naval War College, Newport, R.I. |
1957-1960 | President, Navy Discharge Review Board, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. |
1960-1962 | Commandant, Potomac River Naval Command, Naval Weapons Plant, Washington, D.C. |
1962 | Awarded a gold star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit Retired from the navy |
1972, Dec. 12 | Died, New London, Conn. [?] |