Knowles, Herbert Bain, 1894-

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Dates:
Birth 1894

Biographical notes:

Naval officer; died 1976.

From the description of Papers of Herbert Bain Knowles, 1941-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83212246

Biographical Note

1894, Mar. 20 Born, North Newburg, Maine 1913 1917 Student, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1917 Commissioned ensign 1919 Married Helen Kamp 1920 1926 Duty in USS Arkansas and submarine service 1922 First command, submarine USS S-9 1928 1940 Served in submarines, on surface vessels, with Bureau of Engineers, and as District operations officer, Fourteenth Naval District 1941 Commander, USS Heywood 1942 Promoted to captain 1943 1945 Commanded Transport Division 18, Transport Squadron 12, and Transport Division 34 1945 1946 Assistant chief of staff for operations, First Naval District, Boston, Mass. 1947 Promoted to rear admiral Retired 1976, Mar. 3 Died, Portland, Maine

From the guide to the Herbert Bain Knowles Papers, 1941-1945, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945 Marshall Islands

Occupations:

  • Naval officers

Places:

  • Leyte Island (Philippines) (as recorded)
  • Okinawa Island (Japan) (as recorded)
  • Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
  • Japan (as recorded)
  • Okinawa Island (Japan) (as recorded)
  • Saipan (as recorded)
  • Lingayen (Philippines) (as recorded)
  • Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands) (as recorded)
  • Saipan (as recorded)
  • Philippines (as recorded)
  • Tarawa Atoll (Kiribati) (as recorded)
  • Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands) (as recorded)
  • Marshall Islands (as recorded)
  • Guam (as recorded)
  • Kiribati (as recorded)
  • Northern Mariana Islands (as recorded)
  • Lingayen (Philippines) (as recorded)
  • Leyte Island (Philippines) (as recorded)
  • Tarawa Atoll (Kiribati) (as recorded)