Stump, Felix B. (Felix Budwell), 1894-1972

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Birth 1894-12-15
Death 1972-06-13
English,

Biographical notes:

Felix Budwell Stump (1894-1972) was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1917. He commanded the Lexington in 1943, and was promoted to admiral the same year. From 1944 to 1945, he was the commander of Carrier Division Twenty-Four, and from December 1948 to April 1951, commanded the Air Force Atlantic Fleet. He retired in 1958.

From the description of Stump, Felix B. (Felix Budwell), 1894-1972 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10610469

Admiral, U.S. Navy.

From the description of Papers, 1953-1967. (Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command). WorldCat record id: 57414180

Naval officer.

From the description of Reminiscences of Felix Budwell Stump : oral history, 1965. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122376698

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  • Admirals
  • Admirals
  • Admirals
  • Aeronautics, Military
  • Air pilots
  • Aviation
  • Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Veterans
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

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