John Wills Greenslade Papers 1847-1961 (bulk 1895-1952)

Greenslade, John Wills, 1880-1950

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Vice Admiral Greenslade was a member of the class of 1899 at the U.S. Naval Academy. He was Commandant of the Twelfth Naval District from 1941-1944. From the description of Note, April 12, 1943. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 708359983 Naval officer. From the description of Papers of John Wills Greenslade, 1847-1961 (bulk 1895-1952). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71060315 ...

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...

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...

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...

Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966

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Chester William Nimitz, Sr. (/ˈnɪmɪts/; February 24, 1885 – February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas, commanding Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. Nimitz was the leading US Navy authority on submarines. Qualified in submarines during his early years, he later oversaw the conversion of these vessels' propu...

Taylor, J. Frank

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Lothian, Philip Henry Kerr, marquis of, 1882-1940

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British diplomat. From the description of Papers of Philip Henry Kerr, Marquis of Lothian, 1939-circa 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014969 ...

Reber, John, 1887-1960

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Naval War College (U.S.)

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Horne, Frederick Joseph, 1880-1959

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Naval officer. From the description of Frederick Joseph Horne papers, 1893-1967 (bulk 1900-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979788 Biographical Note 1880, Feb. 14 Born, New York, N.Y. 1898 Participated in the destruction of the Spanish fleet at Santiago, Cuba ...

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...

Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972

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Ingersoll, Royal E. (Royal Eason), 1883-1976

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Admiral, U.S. Navy. From the description of Papers, 1936-1967. (Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command). WorldCat record id: 50990319 Naval officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Royal Eason Ingersoll : oral history, 1964. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122632088 Biographical Note Royal Rodney Ingersoll ...

Warren, Earl, 1891-1974

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Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. From the description of Earl Warren papers, 1864-1974 (bulk 1953-1974). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982564 Biographical Note 1891, May 19 Born, Los Angeles, Calif. 1912 B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Calif. ...

Leigh, Richard H. (Richard Henry), 1870-1946

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Admiral. Richard Henry Leigh, Admiral in the United States Navy, was born near Batesville, Mississippi, on August 12, 1870. Leigh graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1891 and from Naval War College in 1925. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, he commanded the USS Justin, then transferred to the USS Princeton and the USS Pampagna. In 1913, he was commander of the USS Galveston. In 1918, he was in charge of all submarine chasers in Europe...

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...

Lethem, Gordon J.

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Sir Gordon James Lethem, CMG (1934), KCMG (1936), was born in Scotland on the 16 September 1886. He was educated at Daniel Stewart's in Edinburgh; Mill Hill School; Edinburgh University; Grenoble University; and in Spain. Lethem entered the Colonial Service and in 1911 was appointed Assistant District Officer in Northern Nigeria; he later became District Officer. During World War I he served in the Cameroons (1914-1915). In 1924 he became Resident of Bornu province in Ni...

United States. Navy. Office of the Commander of the Western Sea Frontier

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Brooks, Stanley Truman, 1902-1958

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Bostwick, W. A.

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Halstead, A. S. (Alexander Seaman), 1861-1923

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Pott, Herbert, approximately 1886-1945

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Taussig, Joseph K. (Joseph Knefler), 1877-1947

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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1914-1948. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 28413932 Joseph Knefler Taussig (30 August 1877 - 29 October 1947) was a Vice Admiral in the United States Navy. He served in the Spanish-American War, China Relief Expedition, World War I and World War II. From the description of Papers, 1883-1967. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46361502 From the description of Letter, November 7, 1946. (Nav...

Slavich, John F.

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Beck, William H. (William Hopkins), 1892-1957

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Greenslade, John F. (John Francis), 1904-

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Biographical Note 1880, Jan. 11 Born, Bellevue, Ohio 1898 Served on the Chicago (protected cruiser), Cuban campaign, and the Montgomery (cruiser), Puerto Rican campaign, Spanish-American War 1899 Graduated United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md....