Harry E. Yarnell Papers 1909-1958 (bulk 1939-1945)

Little, Charles E.

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Washington-based author, journalist, policy analyst in the area of American life and history, and the environment. He was the editor of the Johns Hopkins series American Land Classics. He has written several books, including Challenge of the Land and Green Fields Forever. From the description of Charles E. Little papers, 1975-1990 [manuscript] (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 495737521 ...

Leahy, William D. (William Daniel), 1875-1959

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Fleet Admiral William Daniel Leahy (May 6, 1875 – July 20, 1959) was an American naval officer who served as the senior-most United States military officer on active duty during World War II. He held multiple titles and was at the center of all major military decisions the United States made in World War II. As Chief of Naval Operations from 1937 to 1939, he was the senior officer in the United States Navy, overseeing the preparations for war. After retiring from the Navy, he was appointed in...

Jones, J. Weldon (James Weldon), 1896-

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Panay (Gunboat)

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Angwin, William A.

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Gauss, Clarence Edward

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Lockhart, Frank P.

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Clark, Frank H.

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Allen, William H. (William Harvey), 1874-1963

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Civic worker. From the description of Reminiscences of William Harvey Allen : oral history, 1950. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309720504 ...

Johnson, Nelson T. (Nelson Trusler), 1887-1954

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Diplomat. From the description of Oral history interview with Nelson Trusler Johnson, 1954. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309739644 U.S. assistant secretary of state, minister and ambassador to China, and minister to Australia. From the description of Papers of Nelson T. Johnson, 1916-1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063436 Biographical Note ...

United States. War Dept. War Plans Division.

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King, Ernest Joseph, 1878-1956

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Ernest Joseph King (23 November 1878 – 25 June 1956) was Commander in Chief, United States Fleet (COMINCH) and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) during World War II. As COMINCH-CNO, he directed the United States Navy's operations, planning, and administration and was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He was the United States Navy's second most senior officer in World War II after Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, who served as Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief. Born in Lorain, Ohio, K...

Forrestal, James, 1892-1949

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James Vincent Forrestal (February 15, 1892 – May 22, 1949) was the last Cabinet-level United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense. Forrestal came from a very strict middle class Irish Catholic family. He was a successful financier on Wall Street before becoming Undersecretary of the Navy in 1940, shortly before the United States entered the Second World War. He became Secretary of the Navy in May 1944 upon the death of his superior, Frank Knox. Preside...

Yarnell, Harry E. (Harry Ervin), 1875-1959

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Admiral, U.S. Navy. From the description of Papers, 1879-1960. (Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command). WorldCat record id: 57552600 Naval officer. From the description of Harry E. Yarnell papers, 1935-1939. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78464899 From the description of Harry E. Yarnell papers, 1909-1958 (bulk 1939-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982012 Biographical Note ...

Yap, Alfred T. L.

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Rhee, Syngman, 1875-1965

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Synman Rhee (1875-1965) was the first and last Head of State of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea and the President of South Korea from 1948-1960. He spent his early life as a Korean revolutionary, with his focus shifting to the Korean independence movement after Japanese occupation. Much of this period was spent in effective exile including while obtaining degrees from George Washington University and Harvard University before ultimately becoming the first Korean to receive...

Eliot, George Fielding, 1894-1971

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Author, journalist, and military analyst. Died 1971. From the description of George Fielding Eliot papers, 1939-1971 (bulk 1950-1971). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979820 Biographical Note 1894, June 22 Born, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1902 Immigrated with family to Australia ...

United States. Navy

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

Soong, T. V. (Tzu-wen), 1894-1971

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Chinese statesman and banker; minister of finance, 1925-1933; personal representative of Chiang Kai-shek to Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1940-1942; minister of foreign affairs, 1942-1945. From the description of T. V. Soong papers, 1916-2005. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122510931 Biographical Note 1894, December 4 born, Shanghai, China ...

United States. War Department. War Plans Division

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United States. Navy. Asiatic Fleet

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Chiang, Kai-shek, 1887-1975

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Chinese political and military leader; head of state, 1928-1949; president of Taiwan, 1949-1975. From the description of Chiang Kai-shek diaries, 1917-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872867 1909-1911 served in the Japanese army; 1911 founding member of the Kuomintang; 1913-1916 participated in revolution against Yuan Shikai; 1923 commandant of military academy at Whampoa; ?1925 commander-in-chief of the National Revolutionary Army; 1927-1937 leader of th...

Hart, Thomas Charles

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Naval officer, senator. From the description of Reminiscences of Thomas Charles Hart : oral history, 1962. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122597819 Hart was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Class of 1897, was superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, 1931-1934, and CO of the Asiatic Fleet, 1938-1942. He retired from the U.S. Navy in 1942 and was recalled to serve on the General Board until 1945. He was appointed senator from Connectic...

Baldwin, Hanson Weightman, 1903-1991

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Hanson Baldwin was a writer for the Baltimore Sun (1928), the New York Times (1929-1968), and Reader's Digest (1968-1976). He reported extensively on World War II, and in 1942 he became military editor for the New York Times. Baldwin was co-chairman of the armaments group of the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as editor of many books and authored numerous articles. Baldwin died in 1991. From the description of Hanson Weightman Baldwin papers, 1900-1988 (inclusive). (Unknown)....

Oregon (Battleship)

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