Towers, John H. (John Henry), 1885-1955

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Naval officer and pioneer aviator.

From the description of John H. Towers papers, 1830-1989 (bulk 1906-1955). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983461

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1885, Jan. 30 Born, Rome, Ga. 1906 Graduated United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1907 1908 Served aboard the battleship Kentucky as part of the Great White Fleet circumnavigating the globe 1909 1911 Helped outfit the battleship Michigan for a transatlantic voyage 1911 Ordered to take flying lessons offered to the navy by Glenn H. Curtiss, Hammondsport, N.Y. Established navy's first air installation at Greenbury Point near Annapolis, Md. 1912 Tested new aircraft, Curtiss Flying School, North Island, San Diego, Calif. 1913 Survived crash over Chesapeake Bay near St. Michaels, Md., that led to development of seat belts for airplanes Designated Naval Aviator Number Three (actually was second naval officer to receive his wings) Commanded first air unit in fleet maneuvers in the Caribbean from Guantanamo, Cuba 1914 Executive officer, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. Commanded four-plane air unit aboard the battleship Mississippi and the cruiser Birmingham, Veracruz, Mexico Assistant naval attaché, American embassy, London, England, to observe airplane and airship developments 1915 Married Elizabeth Haseltine "Lily" Carstairs (divorced 1923) 1915 1916 Acting naval attaché, London, England 1916 Commanded naval aviation, office of the chief of naval operations (later designated supervisor of the Naval Aviation Flying Corps) 1917 Assistant director of naval aviation Mobilized American naval air forces for World War I 1919 Promoted to lieutenant commander Commanded Seaplane Division One which made the first transatlantic flight (only the NC-4 plane was successful) 1919 1920 Executive officer, aircraft tender Aroostook Senior aide to Pacific Air Detachment commander Captain Henry C. Mustin, San Diego, Calif. 1920 Commanded the tender Mugford Received the Navy Cross 1921 1923 Executive officer, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. 1923 1925 Assistant naval attaché concurrently in London, England; Paris, France; Rome, Italy; the Hague, Netherlands; and Berlin, Germany 1925 1926 Bureau of Aeronautics, Washington, D.C. 1926 1927 Executive officer, first aircraft carrier, Langley 1927 1928 Commanded the Langley 1928 1929 Head, Plans Division, Bureau of Aeronautics, Washington, D.C. 1929 1931 Assistant chief, Bureau of Aeronautics 1930 Married Marie-Louise-Anne-Pierrette (Pierrette Anne) "Pierre" Chauvin de Grandmont Promoted to captain 1931 1933 Chief of staff, Battle Force Aircraft (carrier) commander Rear Admiral Harry E. Yarnell aboard the aircraft carrier Saratoga 1933 1934 Attended Naval War College, Newport, R.I. Assigned Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I. 1934 1936 Commanded Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego, Calif. 1936 1937 Chief of staff, Battle Force Aircraft (carrier) commander Vice Admiral Frederick J. Horne aboard the Saratoga 1937 1938 Commanded the Saratoga 1938 1939 Assistant chief, Bureau of Aeronautics 1939 Promoted to rear admiral 1939 1942 Chief, Bureau of Aeronautics Mobilized American naval air forces for World War II Member, Joint Chiefs of Staff 1942 1944 Commander, United States Naval Air Forces, Pacific Fleet, as a vice admiral Aviation advisor, Pacific Fleet commander Admiral Chester W. Nimitz 1944 Deputy Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas Awarded Legion of Merit 1945 Awarded Navy Distinguished Service Medal Commander, Main Fleet Headquarters, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Commander, Second Carrier Task Force Commander, Task Force Thirty-eight off Japan aboard the aircraft carrier Shangri-La Commander, Fifth Fleet, aboard the battleship New Jersey as an admiral 1946 1947 Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas aboard the aircraft carrier Bennington at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 1947 Chairman, General Board, Navy Department Retired from the navy 1948 1953 Vice president, Pan American Airways circa 1952 1954 Member, Public Policy Committee of the Institute of War and Peace Studies 1953 1955 President, Flight Safety Foundation, New York, N.Y. 1955, Apr. 30 Died, St. Albans, N.Y. From the guide to the John H. Towers Papers, 1830-1989, (bulk 1906-1955), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Aeronautics, Commercial


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Aeronautics, Military


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Curtiss


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Naval aviation


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Transatlantic flights


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Voyages around the world


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World War, 1939-1945


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World War, 1939-1945


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World War, 1939-1945


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