Thomas T. Craven Papers 1842-1969 1917-1945

Knox, Frank, 1874-1944

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William Franklin "Frank" Knox (January 1, 1874 – April 28, 1944) was an American politician, newspaper editor and publisher. He was also the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936, and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II. On December 7, 1941, Knox flanked by his assistant John O’Keefe walked into Roosevelt's White House study at approximately 1:30 p.m. EST announcing that Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor. Knox was mentioned by name in Adolf Hitler...

Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948

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Josephus Daniels, son of Josephus and Mary (Cleves) Daniels, was born in Washington, North Carolina, May 18, 1862. He attended the Wilson Collegiate Institute. On May 2, 1888, he married Addie W. Bagley. At the age of eighteen, he was editor of the "Wilson Advance"; admitted to the bar in 1885; state printer for North Carolina, 1887-1893; chief clerk, Department of the Interior, 1893-1895; editor of the "Raleigh State Chronicle", 1885; editor of the "Raleigh State News and Observer", 1894-1919; ...

Hooper, Stanford Caldwell, 1884-1955

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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. ...

United States. Navy. Destroyer Squadron 11

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New York State Maritime Academy

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Cooke, Morris Llewellyn, 1872-1960

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Chairman, President's Water Resources Policy Commission. From the description of Correspondence to Maxwell Struthers Burt, 1948-1951. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122543852 Consulting engineer. Cooke served in many government capacities during Roosevelt's terms as New York Governor and as President. From the description of Papers, 1910-1959. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155522103 ...

United States. Navy. Naval Aviation Forces

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United States. Bureau of the Budget. Federal Coordinating Service

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United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet

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Earle, Ralph, 1874-1939

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Watson, Edward H. (Edward Howe), 1873-1942

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Sarnoff, David

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Ethel Lippman was born on Oct. 12, 1892 and was a friend of David Sarnoff's youth. Her parents supposedly objected to their marriage because they viewed Sarnoff as just a wireless clerk with no prospects. Instead, she married Martin Lippman, a New York lawyer. Lippman's and Sarnoff's sons attended Andover together. Ethel Lippman corresponded with Sarnoff until his final illness. She died on Sept. 17, 1987. From the description of Correspondence between David Sarnoff and Ethel Lippman...

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...

Sims, William Sowden, 1858-1936

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William S. Sims, U.S. Navy admiral, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1882. He was president of the naval War College in 1917 and from 1919-1922. During WWI, he was CO, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe From the description of Letter, January 8, 1918. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 731199382 William S. Sims was born in 1858 in Port Hope, Ontario. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1880. He served as president of the naval War College, 1917, 1919-1922 and du...

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...

Cone, Hutchinson Ingham, 1871-1941

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Naval officer. From the description of Hutchinson Ingham Cone diary, 1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984371 ...

Knox, Dudley Wright, 1877-1960

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Naval officer and historian. From the description of Dudley Wright Knox papers, circa 1864-1950 (bulk 1921-1946). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979796 Biographical Note 1877, June 21 Born, Walla Walla, Washington Territory 1896 Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis,...

Kimmel, Husband Edward, 1882-1968

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Husband Edward Kimmel (February 26, 1882 – May 14, 1968) was born in Henderson, Kentucky. He was nicknamed variously "Kim", "Hubbie" and "Mustafa", the last being a reference to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, due to the similar homophone between "Kimmel" and "Kemal". Kimmel graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1904. Before reaching flag rank, he served in several battleships, commanded two destroyer divisions, a destroyer squadron and USS New York (BB-34). He also held a number of important posi...

Craven, Thomas T. (Thomas Tingey), 1873-1950

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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1842-1969 (bulk 1917-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31605251 Naval officer. From the description of Thomas T. Craven papers, 1842-1969 (bulk 1917-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79729181 Biographical Note 1873, July 8 Born, Vallejo, Calif. ...

United States Naval Academy

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Taffinder was born on March 18, 1884, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1906, attained the rank of Vice Admiral, retired from the Navy in 1947, and died in 1965. From the description of Diploma, June 14, 1906. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 704931343 Founded in 1845, the United States Naval Academy trains students in a four-year Officer Development Program, preparing them for assignments as midshipmen after graduation. The courses focus on moral...

Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr., 1888-1957

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Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his ex...