Hooper, Stanford Caldwell, 1884-1955

Naval officer and electronics consultant.

From the description of Stanford Caldwell Hooper papers, 1899-1955. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78819892

Biographical Note

• 1884, Aug. 16: Born, Covina, Calif.
• 1905: Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Duty in Chicago (cruiser)
• 1905 - 1907 : Duty in Perry (torpedo boat)
• 1907: Commissioned ensign
• 1907 - 1909 : Duty in Yorktown (gunboat)
• 1909 - 1911 : Duty in South Dakota (cruiser)
• 1911 - 1912 : Instructor, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
• 1912 - 1914 : Fleet radio officer
• 1914: Radio observer in Europe
• 1915: Member, first Board of Organization of the Naval Communications Service Married Margaret Nye
• 1915 - 1928 : Head, Radio Division, Bureau of Engineering, for various periods
• 1917 - 1918 : Commanded Fairfax (destroyer)
• 1921: Technical Assistant to the Limitation of Arms Conference
• 1923 - 1925 : Fleet radio officer
• 1927: Promoted to captain Technical assistant, Washington International Radio Conference
• 1928: Chief engineer, Federal Radio Commission
• 1928 - 1934 : Director of naval communications
• 1929: United States delegate, first International Radio Conference, The Hague, Netherlands
• 1930: Member, President’s Radio Board
• 1934 - 1939 : Director, Technical Division of Naval Operations
• 1938: Promoted to rear admiral
• 1939 - 1942 : Director, Radio Liaison Division
• 1942 - 1943 : Technical assistant to the vice chief of naval operation
• 1943: Relieved from active duty
• 1945: Retired from the United States Navy
• 1955, Apr. 6: Died, Miami, Fla.

From the guide to the Stanford Caldwell Hooper Papers, 1899-1955, (bulk 1918-1945), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)