Knowles, Herbert Bain, 1894-
Variant namesNaval officer; died 1976.
From the description of Papers of Herbert Bain Knowles, 1941-1945. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83212246
Biographical Note
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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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| creatorOf | Herbert Bain Knowles Papers, 1941-1945 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Davies, Jane Jones. Jane Jones Davies commonplace book : manuscript, 1826-1835. | University of Pennsylvania Library |
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| associatedWith | Davies, Jane Jones. | person |
| associatedWith | Forrestal, James, 1892-1949. | person |
| associatedWith | Kauffman, James Laurence, 1887-1963. | person |
| associatedWith | Stone, George Roben, 1909-1943. | person |
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