Ballentine, John J. (John Jennings), 1896-1970

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Naval officer.

From the description of Reminiscences of John Jennings Ballentine : oral history, 1964. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122451481

U.S. naval officer and air pilot.

From the description of John J. Ballentine papers, 1913-1973 (bulk 1942-1954). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983340

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1896, Oct. 4 Born, Hillsboro, Ohio 1917 Graduated from United States Naval Academy,Annapolis, Md. 1917 1918 Served on Nebraska 1918 1919 Duty at Naval Auxiliary Reserve Officers' School,Pelham Bay Park, N.Y. 1919 1920 Served on Arizona 1920 Pensacola, Fla. Pensacola Flight training at Naval Air Station,Pensacola, Fla. Designated naval aviator 1920 1921 Carlstrom Field Carlstrom Field (historical) Arcadia, Fla. Arcadia Trained in land planes with United States Army Air Corps,Carlstrom Field,Arcadia, Fla. 1921 Kelly Field Kelly Field Kelly's Field Airport Skelly Field Kelly Memorial Field Kelly Thomas Field Kelly Snyder Oil Field Kelly Baseball Field Kelly School Gas Field Kelly Field Kelly Field Kellys Airfield Kelly McMahon Field Gene Kelly Playfield Skelly Field Kellys Field Trail Kellys Landing Field Kelly Field Annex San Antonio, Tex. San Antonio Trained in pursuit planes at Kelly Field,San Antonio, Tex. 1921 1922 Duty in first torpedo plane squadron, Atlantic Fleet,Torpedo Plane Division,Yorktown, Va., renamed Torpedo Plane Squadron One 1922 Married Catherine H. Shield 1922 1926 Dahlgren, Va. Dahlgren Officer in charge, Naval Air Detail,Dahlgren, Va. Naval Proving Ground United States Naval Proving Grounds Dam Dahlgren, Va. Dahlgren Conducted original tests on Norden bombsight models and operated first pilotless radio-controlled airplane, Naval Proving Ground,Dahlgren, Va. 1926 1927 Commanding officer, Torpedo Squadron Twenty, attached to Jason,Asiatic Fleet 1927 1928 Commanding officer, Observation Squadron Eleven,Light Cruiser Division Three, assigned to Marblehead,Asiatic Fleet Made official inspection of Japanese naval aviation and aircraft manufacturing facilities 1928 1931 Dahlgren, Va. Dahlgren Officer in charge, Naval Air Detail,Dahlgren, Va. Tested advanced models of Norden bombsight 1931 1933 Commanding officer, Torpedo Squadron Two, based on the Saratoga 1933 1935 Head, War Plans Section,Bureau of Aeronautics,Navy Department,Washington, D.C. 1935 1936 Executive officer, Plans Division,Bureau of Aeronautics,Navy Department,Washington, D.C. 1936 1937 Navigator and later operations officer, Wright, flagship of Commander Aircraft Base Force 1938 1939 Gunnery officer and later operations officer on staff of Commander Aircraft Battle Force,Saratoga 1939 1941 Served in Personnel Division and became head of Flight Division,Bureau of Aeronautics,Navy Department,Washington, D.C. 1941 Executive officer, Ranger 1941 1942 Commanding officer, Long Island 1942 Casablanca Casablanca Casablanca On The Ocean Casa Blanca (Ángeles Dos) Casablanca Casablanca Finca Casa Blanca Aparicio Casa Blanca Historical Marker Casa Blanca Casablanca Winery Inn Casa Blanca Casa Blanca Casa Blanca Spring Pampa Casa Blanca Casa Blanca Finca Casa Blanca Sandoval Embarcadero de Casa Blanca Casa Blanca Country Club Casa Blanca Casablanca Casa Blanca Tank Casa Blanca Casablanca Inn Casa Blanca Chief of staff to the commander, Air Group, Western Naval Task Force during action off Casablanca in November Chief of staff and aide to the commander, Carriers, Atlantic Fleet,Ranger 1943 1944 First commanding officer, Bunker Hill 1944 Deputy, chief of staff, and aide to the commander, Aircraft, Pacific Fleet,Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 1944 1945 Commander, Fleet Air,Seattle, Wash. 1945 Japan Japan Fleet liaison officer for Commander in Chief Pacific at Headquarters, Supreme Commander for Allied Powers, Pacific; landed at Atsugi Airport, 30 Aug., in airborne occupation of Japan; and escorted Gen. Douglas MacArthur to the surrender ceremonies on the Missouri, 2 Sept. Commander, Carrier Division Seven,Third Fleet,Bon Homme Richard 1946 1947 Chief of staff and aide to the representative of the chief of naval operations, United Nations Military Staff Committee of the Security Council 1947 1949 Commander, Carrier Division One in the Mediterranean 1949 Washington, D.C. Washington, D. C. District of Columbia Member of the General Board,Navy Department,Washington, D.C. Appointed vice admiral 1949 1951 Commander, Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean 1951 1954 Commander, Air Force,Atlantic Fleet,Norfolk, Va. 1954, May 1 Retired from navy and promoted to admiral 1956 1957 Recalled to active duty as navy member of blue-ribbon interservice board studying the air defense of the North American continent 1970, May 21 Died, Bethesda, Md. From the guide to the John J. Ballentine Papers, 1913-1973, (bulk 1942-1954), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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