McCrea, John L. (John Livingstone), 1891-1990

Variant names
Dates:
Birth 1891
Death 1990
English,

Biographical notes:

U.S. naval officer.

From the description of Papers, 1898-1984 (bulk 1914-1984). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31605226

John Livingstone McCrea (1891-) navy admiral, director of the White Housee Map Room, was a naval aide to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 and 1943.

From the description of McCrea, John L. (John Livingstone), 1891-1990 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10571574

Naval officer.

From the description of Papers of John L. McCrea, 1898-1984 (bulk 1914-1984). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79456475

Naval Aide to President Roosevelt, 1942-1943.

McCrea directed the White House Map Room.

From the description of Papers, 1942-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155524131

Biographical Note

1891, May 29 Born, Marlette, Mich. 1915 Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1915 1919 Served aboard New York (battleship) 1919 1921 Served aboard New Mexico (battleship) Aide to Admiral Hugh Rodman, commander in chief, United States Pacific Fleet 1921 1922 Served aboard destroyers Burns, Babbitt, and Zeilin 1922 Executive officer, Ramapo (fuel oil tanker) 1923 1924 Attended Naval War College, Newport, R.I. 1924 1926 Commanded Bittern (mine sweeper) 1926 1929 Assigned to judge advocate general 1929 Received bachelor of law degree, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 1929 1931 Aide and flag secretary to the commander, special service squadron operating in Central American waters 1932 1934 Aide to Orin G. Murfin, judge advocate general 1934 Received master of law degree, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 1934 1936 Navigator, Astoria (cruiser) 1936 1937 Executive officer of naval station and aide for civil administration, Guam 1938 1940 Executive officer, Pennsylvania (battleship) 1941 Aide to Harold R. Stark, chief of naval operations Naval secretary at the first meetings of the Combined Chiefs of Staff 1942 1943 Naval aide to President Franklin D. Roosevelt 1943 1944 Commanded Iowa (battleship) 1944 1945 Commanded Cruiser Division One in attacks on Japanese installations in the Aleutian and Kurile islands 1946 Deputy chief of naval operations 1948 1949 Deputy commander, United States Pacific Fleet 1949 1952 Director of staff, Personnel Policy Board, United States Navy 1952 1953 Commander, First Naval District 1953 Retired from Navy Vice-president for client relations, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1966 Retired from John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. 1990, Jan. 25 Died, Needham, Mass.

From the guide to the John L. McCrea Papers, 1898-1984, (bulk 1914-1966), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Presidents
  • Presidents
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918 Europe
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

Occupations:

  • Admirals
  • Insurance executives
  • Naval officers

Places:

  • Panama (as recorded)
  • Guam (as recorded)
  • Panama (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Camp David (Md.) (as recorded)
  • Camp David (Md.) (as recorded)
  • Guam (as recorded)
  • Camp David (Md.) (as recorded)
  • Russia (Federation)--Kuril Islands (as recorded)
  • France (as recorded)
  • Nicaragua (as recorded)
  • France (as recorded)
  • Guam (as recorded)
  • Nicaragua (as recorded)
  • Alaska--Aleutian Islands (as recorded)
  • Nicaragua (as recorded)
  • Kuril Islands (Russia) (as recorded)
  • Aleutian Islands (Alaska) (as recorded)
  • France (as recorded)
  • Russia (as recorded)
  • Panama (as recorded)
  • Aleutian Islands (Alaska) (as recorded)
  • Europe (as recorded)
  • Alaska (as recorded)
  • Kuril Islands (Russia) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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