Dunn, Lucius C. (Lucius Claude), 1885-1963

Dates:
Birth 1885
Death 1963

Biographical notes:

U.S. naval officer.

From the description of Papers, 1902-1957 (bulk 1918-1934). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28495255

Naval officer and author.

From the description of Lucius C. Dunn papers, 1902-1957 (bulk 1918-1934). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983413

Biographical Note

1885, Oct. 24 Born, Water Valley, Miss. 1909 Graduated United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1909 1912 Ensign aboard the Minnesota (battleship) and San Francisco (cruiser) circa 1912 1919 Married Dorothy Buckle 1914 Promoted to lieutenant 1915 Instruction in storage batteries at the Thomas Edison Storage Battery Co., West Orange, N.J. 1915 1916 Commander of the K-1 (submarine), Submarine Division Four 1916 1918 Assistant inspector of engineering materials, Bureau of Steam Engineering, Philadelphia, Penn. 1918, Sept. Promoted to lieutenant commander 1919 1921 Aide to chief of staff, Pittsburgh (submarine) and Utah (battleship), United States Naval Forces Operating in European Waters 1920 Awarded Victory Medal in recognition of World War I services Published Storage Battery Manual . . . Annapolis, Md.: U.S. Naval Institute 1921 Awarded Knight of the Order of Danneborg 1922 1925 Assistant coordinator, Office of General Supply, Chicago, Ill. 1925 1928 Commander, McFarland (destroyer), Destroyer Squadron Fourteen, Scouting Fleet 1928 1929 Staff assistant, United States Naval War College, Newport, R.I. 1929 Promoted to commander 1929 1931 Staff assistant, Office of Naval Intelligence, Washington, D.C. 1930 Awarded Second Nicaraguan Campaign medal 1931 1932 Commander, Pillsbury (destroyer), South China Patrol, Asiatic Fleet 1932 1933 Captain of the yard, Sixteenth Naval District, Cavite, Philippines 1933 1934 Commander, Mindanao (gunboat), South China Patrol, Asiatic Fleet 1936 Promoted to captain 1937 Retired from United States Navy 1963, Aug. 14 Died, Alexandria, Va.

From the guide to the Lucius C. Dunn Papers, 1902-1957, (bulk 1918-1934), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • American
  • Communist parties
  • Destroyers
  • Gunboats
  • Naval history
  • Reconstruction (1914-1939)
  • Reconstruction (1914-1939) Europe
  • Storage batteries
  • Storage batteries
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918 Destruction and pillage

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  • Authors
  • Naval officers
  • Seamen

Places:

  • Fiume (Italy) (as recorded)
  • Europe (as recorded)
  • Croatia (as recorded)
  • Nicaragua. (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • China (as recorded)
  • Europe (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Nicaragua (as recorded)
  • Shanghai (China) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • China. (as recorded)
  • Shanghai (China) (as recorded)
  • Italy (as recorded)
  • Rijeka (Croatia) (as recorded)
  • South China Sea (as recorded)
  • Nicaragua (as recorded)
  • Japan (as recorded)
  • China (as recorded)
  • Shanghai (China) (as recorded)