McCrea, John L. (John Livingstone), 1891-1990
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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
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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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associatedWith | Berkey, Russell S. (Russell Stanley), 1893-1985. |
associatedWith | Blandy, William H. P. (William Henry Purnell), 1890-1954. |
associatedWith | Campbell, E. H. (Edward Hale), 1872-1946. |
associatedWith | Combined Chiefs of Staff (U.S. and Great Britain) |
associatedWith | Conolly, Richard L. (Richard Lansing), 1892-1962. |
associatedWith | Denfeld, Louis E. (Louis Emil), 1891-1972. |
associatedWith | Dennison, Robert L. (Robert Lee), 1901-1980. |
associatedWith | Fechteler, W. M. (William Morrow), 1896-1967. |
associatedWith | Germany. Kriegsmarine |
associatedWith | Hart, Thomas Charles. |
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Death 1990
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