Bloch, Claude Charles, 1878-1967

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Dates:
Birth 1878-07-13
Death 1967-10-04
English,

Biographical notes:

Naval officer.

From the description of Claude Charles Bloch papers, 1926-1945 (bulk 1937-1941). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979787

Biographical Note

1878, July 12 Born, Woodbury, Ky. 1898 Duty in Iowa (battleship), Spanish-American War 1899 Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1900 Member of the China Relief Expedition, Boxer Rebellion 1903 Married Augusta Kent 1911 1913 Ordnance officer, Delaware (battleship) 1918 Commanded Plattsburg (troop transport) 1918 1921 Assistant chief, Bureau of Ordnance, United States Navy 1923 1927 Chief, Bureau of Ordnance, United States Navy 1927 1929 Commanded California (battleship) 1930 Commandant, United States Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. 1931 Promoted to rear admiral 1931 1933 Commander, Training Squadron, Scouting Force 1934 1936 Judge advocate general, United States Navy 1937 Commander, Battle Force 1938 1940 Commander in chief, United States Fleet 1940 1942 Commandant, 14th Naval District and Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii 1942 Retired, United States Navy 1942 1945 Recalled to active duty Chairman, Navy Board for Production Awards 1967, Oct. 4 Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Claude Charles Bloch Papers, 1926-1945, (bulk 1937-1941), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Naval districts
  • Naval districts
  • Navy-yards and naval stations
  • Navy-yards and naval stations
  • Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
  • World War, 1939-1945

Occupations:

  • Naval officers

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Hawaii--Pearl Harbor (as recorded)

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