Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1888, Dec. 22 | Born, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1909 | Graduated first in class, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1909-1911 | Served aboard battleships Kansas and South Carolina |
| 1911 | Commissioned as ensign |
| 1911-1913 | Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. |
| 1913 | M.S., George Washington University, Washington, D.C. |
| 1913-1916 | Served aboard battleships Florida, Tennessee, and North Carolina |
| 1914 | Received Medal of Honor for leading Second Company from the Florida during landings at Veracruz, Mexico Assistant to naval attaché, Paris, France |
| 1916-1919 | Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. |
| 1917 | Promoted to lieutenant |
| 1918 | Married Catherine Dorsey Harlow |
| 1919-1920 | Served aboard battleships Kansas and Pennsylvania |
| 1920-1922 | Commanded respectively destroyers Osborne, Goff, and Taylor |
| 1922 | Promoted to lieutenant commander |
| 1922-1925 | Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department |
| 1925-1926 | Commanded King (destroyer) |
| 1926 | Promoted to commander |
| 1927-1930 | Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. |
| 1930-1931 | Aide and fleet gunnery officer, Commander Scouting Fleet |
| 1931-1934 | Secretary of General Board, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. |
| 1933-1934 | Technical advisor, United States delegation to the General Disarmament Conference, Geneva, Switzerland, and London, England |
| 1934-1936 | Executive officer, Indianapolis (cruiser) |
| 1936-1939 | Planning Division, Bureau of Navigation, Navy Department |
| 1937 | Promoted to captain |
| 1939-1941 | Chief of staff and aide, Commander Scouting Force |
| 1941 | Commanded Mississippi (battleship) |
| 1941-1942 | Director of Naval Intelligence, Washington, D.C. |
| 1942 | Promoted to rear admiral |
| 1942-1943 | Commander, Battleship Division Two, Pacific Fleet |
| 1943 | Deputy commander, South Pacific Area and South Pacific Force |
| 1943 | Awarded Distinguished Service Medal |
| 1943-1944 | Commander, Third Amphibious Force, South Pacific Force as vice admiral |
| 1944 | Awarded gold stars in lieu of second and third Distinguished Service Medals |
| 1944-1945 | Redesignated commander, Third Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet Commander, Task Force 79 |
| circa 1945 | Awarded Companion of the Bath |
| 1946 | Member, Joint Strategic Survey Committee, Joint Chiefs of Staff |
| 1946, Feb. 21 | Died, Norfolk, Va. |