Bloch, Claude Charles, 1878-1967
Variant namesNaval officer.
From the description of Claude Charles Bloch papers, 1926-1945 (bulk 1937-1941). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979787
Biographical Note
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1878, July 12:
Born, Woodbury, Ky. -
1898:
Duty in Iowa (battleship), Spanish-American War -
1899:
Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. -
1900:
Member of the China Relief Expedition, Boxer Rebellion -
1903:
Married Augusta Kent -
1911 -1913 :Ordnance officer, Delaware (battleship) -
1918:
Commanded Plattsburg (troop transport) -
1918 -1921 :Assistant chief, Bureau of Ordnance, United States Navy -
1923 -1927 :Chief, Bureau of Ordnance, United States Navy -
1927 -1929 :Commanded California (battleship) -
1930:
Commandant, United States Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. -
1931:
Promoted to rear admiral -
1931 -1933 :Commander, Training Squadron, Scouting Force -
1934 -1936 :Judge advocate general, United States Navy -
1937:
Commander, Battle Force -
1938 -1940 :Commander in chief, United States Fleet -
1940 -1942 :Commandant, 14th Naval District and Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii -
1942:
Retired, United States Navy -
1942 -1945 :Recalled to active duty Chairman, Navy Board for Production Awards -
1967, Oct. 4:
Died, Washington, D.C.
From the guide to the Claude Charles Bloch Papers, 1926-1945, (bulk 1937-1941), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Kimmel, Husband Edward, 1882-1968. Husband Edward Kimmel Papers, 1907-1999. | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| referencedIn | Simpson, B. Mitchell (Benjamin Mitchell), 1932-. Papers, 1883-1992. | Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library | |
| referencedIn | Husband Edward Kimmel Papers, 1907-1999 | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
| referencedIn | General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. PB2Y-3 LANDS AND CRASHES (Photographed in 1943); DESTROYER USS COLE BEING REFUELD AT SEA (Photographed in 1940); GERMAN DIRIGIBLE (HINDENBURG) EXPLODES AND BURNS AT LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY (Photographed in 1937) (May 6th); WRIGHT BROTHERS FLIGHT AT KITTYHAWK, NORTH CAROLINA (Photographed 1906); MIDSHIPMEN OF 1931 | National Archives at College Park | |
| creatorOf | Claude Charles Bloch Papers, 1926-1945, (bulk 1937-1941) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division |
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Birth 1878-07-13
Death 1967-10-04
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