Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1891, Nov. 12 | Born, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1910 | Student, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. |
| 1914 | B.S., United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. |
| 1914-1926 | Officer, United States Navy |
| 1918 | Married Lucy Knowlton Buck |
| 1920 | M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1926-1935 | Chief engineer, Tide Water Oil Co., New York, N.Y. |
| 1929 | Promoted to commander by a special act of Congress for raising the sunken submarine, S-51 Published On the Bottom. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. |
| 1930 | Published Thirty Fathoms Deep. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. |
| 1935-1941 | Self-employed consulting engineer, New York, N.Y. |
| 1938 | Published Hell on Ice. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. |
| 1939 | Published Men Under the Sea. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. |
| 1941-1951 | Rejoined, United States Navy, and served as salvage officer in the Red Sea and western Mediterranean areas |
| 1942 | Published Captain Paul. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. |
| 1944 | Participated in the Normandy invasion where he was instrumental in setting up artificial harbors off Normandy beach |
| 1946 | Published Under the Red Sea Sun. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. |
| 1949 | Published No Banners, No Bugles. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. |
| 1951 | Retired from the United States Navy as a rear admiral |
| 1983, Jan. 24, | Died Bryn Mawr, Pa. |