Theodore Stark Wilkinson Papers 1893-1962 (bulk 1920-1945)

Griswold, Oscar Woolverton, 1886-1959.

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Wilkinson family.

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Mydans, Carl 1907-

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Photojournalist for the Farm Security Administration and staff photographer for LIFE magazine. Covered World War II and the Korean War. From the description of Carl Mydans photographs, 1935-1968. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 503571049 Photographer, associated with the Farm Security Administration; b. May 20, 1907, Boston, Mass.; d. August 16, 2004, Larchmont, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Carl Mydans, 1964 Apr. 29. (Un...

Powell, Paulus P.

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Paulus Powell was born at Woodview, Virginia on April 25, 1892. He attended Danville High School and Randolph Macon College, Ashland, Virginia, before his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, in 1909 from his native state. After graduation he was commissioned as an Ensign in 1913, and subsequently progressed in rank until his appointment to Commodore, October 20, 1944. He was transferred to the Retired List of the U.S. Navy on January 1, 1947, in the rank of Rear Admiral. ...

Kendall, James Irving

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Wellington's valet. From the description of Autograph letters signed : Walmer Castle [Dover] and [n.p.], to Mr. Loddy and Lord Blessington, 1852 Oct. 20-Nov. 5 and [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270859779 ...

Kinkaid, Thomas C. (Thomas Cassin), 1888-1972

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Thomas Cassin Kinkaid (3 April 1888 – 17 November 1972) was an admiral in the United States Navy, known for his service during World War II. He built a reputation as a "fighting admiral" in the aircraft carrier battles of 1942 and commanded the Allied forces in the Aleutian Islands Campaign. He was Commander Allied Naval Forces and the Seventh Fleet under General of the Army Douglas MacArthur in the Southwest Pacific Area, where he conducted numerous amphibious operations, and commanded an Allie...

Vandegrift, A. A. (Alexander Archer), 1887-1973

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General Alexander Archer Vandegrift, USMC (March 13, 1887 – May 8, 1973) was a United States Marine Corps four-star general. During World War II, he commanded the 1st Marine Division to victory in its first ground offensive of the war, the Battle of Guadalcanal. For his actions on August 7 to December 9, 1942, in the Solomon Islands campaign, he received the Medal of Honor. Vandegrift later served as the 18th Commandant of the Marine Corps. He was the first four-star general on active duty in th...

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...

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady throughout her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office (1933-1945). She was an American politician, diplomat, and activist who later served as a United Nations spokeswoman. A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most loved–...

McMorris, C. H. (Charles Horatio), 1890-1954

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Charles Horatio McMorris was born August 31, 1890, in Wetumpka, Alabama. He graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy in Annapolis in 1912 and received his commission in 1914. He achieved the rank of rear admiral in May 1942, and vice admiral in September 1944. McMorris died on February 11, 1954. From the description of McMorris, C. H. (Charles Horatio), 1890-1954 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10615554 ...

Fitch, Aubrey Wray, 1883-1978

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Admiral, United States Navy; commander, Air Forces, South Pacific, 1942-1944; deputy, chief of naval operations (air), 1944-1945. From the description of Aubrey Wray Fitch papers, 1900-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754871667 Biographical/Historical Note Admiral, United States Navy; commander, Air Forces, South Pacific, 1942-1944; deputy, chief of naval operations (air), 1944-1945. From the guide to the ...

Mydans, Carl

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Carl Mydans was an American photographer who spent most of his career with Life magazine. Some of his most memorable photographs were taken during World War II. Born on May 20, 1907, Mydans studied journalism and photography in Boston in 1930 and spent some time as a writer in New York. He began working for the Farm Security Administration in 1935, where he documented rural and farm life, including migrant farm families, in the South and in New England. In 1936, he was h...

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...

Reifsnider, Lawrence F.

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Kirk, Alan Goodrich, 1888-1963

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Naval officer and diplomat. From the description of Papers of Alan Goodrich Kirk, 1919-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130909 Admiral, U.S. Navy. From the description of Papers, 1937-1945. (Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command). WorldCat record id: 51494807 Naval officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Alan Goodrich Kirk : oral history, 1961. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat rec...

Wilkinson, Catherine Harlow

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Branch, Claude Raymond, 1886-

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Barrowclough, Harold E.

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Reid, Ogden R. (Ogden Rogers), 1925-

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Congressman. From the description of Reminiscences of Ogden Rogers Reid : oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122308232 Ogden Rogers Reid was born in New York City in 1925. He graduated from Yale University in 1949, his school years interrupted by service in World War II. He worked as a reporter and columnist for the New York Herald Tribune (1950-1953), before serving as president of the paper's European edition (1953-1959) ...

Wilkinson, Gulielma Bostick

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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...

Twining, Nathan F. (Nathan Farragut), 1897-1982

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Air Force officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Nathan Farragut Twining: oral history, 1967. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122419971 U.S. Army and Air Force officer; later, publishing company executive. From the description of Papers of Nathan F. Twining, 1924-1960 (bulk 1950-1960). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81804920 Nathan Twining's military career began in 1916 as a member of the Third Oregon Infant...

Wilkinson, Hugh M. (Hugh Miller), 1890-1973

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Hugh M. Wilkinson of New Orleans, La., was a descendant of General James Wilkinson, a merchant, adventurer, and politician who fought in the Indian and Revolutionary Wars and served as governor of the Louisiana Territory. From the description of Hugh M. Wilkinson papers, 1953, 1954. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 172990986 ...

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...

Carney, Robert Bostwick, 1895-1990

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Robert Bostwick Carney (1895-1990) was a naval officer, and Chief of Naval Operations from August 17, 1953 to August 17, 1955. From the description of Carney, Robert Bostwick, 1895-1990 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10576023 Naval officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Robert Bostwick Carney : oral history, 1964. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481136 ...

Turner, Richmond Kelly, 1885-1961

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Richmond K. Turner (1885-1961) was born in Portland, Oregon. He attended high school in Stockton, California, before his appointment to the Naval Academy. Graduating with distinction in June 1908, fifth in a class of 201, he served the two years at sea then required by law, before being commissioned ensign in June 1910. After graduation in 1908, he served consecutively in Milwaukee (C-21), Preble (TB-12), and West Virginia (ACR-5) until June 1912, when he joined Stewart (DD-13), assuming command...

Clapper, Raymond, 1892-1944

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Raymond Clapper was married to Olive Ewing up until his death in 1944. From the description of Clapper, Raymond, 1892-1944 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10570484 Journalist. From the description of Raymond Clapper papers, 1908-1962 (bulk 1913-1944). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81491704 Biographical Note 1892, May 30 B...

Geiger, Roy S. (Roy Stanley), 1885-1947

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Roy Stanley Geiger (b. Jan. 25, 1885-d. Jan. 23, 1947) was born in Middleburg, Florida. He commanded the 3rd Marine Amphibious Corps during the Allied invasion and capitulation of Okinawa in 1945. In 1946, he served as the senior Marine representative at Bikini Atoll, during atomic tests Able and Baker. From the description of Geiger, Roy S. (Roy Stanley), 1885-1947 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10615822 ...

Powell, Paulus P.

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Brooke, Frederick H.

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Fort, George Hudson, 1891-

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George Hudson Fort (1891-1975), graduate of the United States Naval Academy, served in World Wars I and II. In World War I, he was executive officer of the USS Fanning, which captured and sank the German submarine U-58. In the 1930s, he headed the mathematics department at the Naval Academy. During World War II, Fort commanded the USS North Carolina in the South Pacific Theater and was awarded the Navy Cross for action in the battle of the Eastern Solomons. In 1942, he advanced to the rank of re...

Wilkinson, Theodore Stark, 1888-1946

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Theodore Stark Wilkinson (1888-1946) was born in Annapolis, Maryland. He entered the Naval Academy in 1905 and graduated first in the class of 1909. He served the two years of sea duty, then required by law prior to commissioning, in the battleships Kansas and South Carolina, before he received his ensign''s commission on 5 June 1911. After instruction at George Washington University, Washington, D.C., under the auspices of the Bureau of Ordnance, Wilkinson reported to the battleship Florida on ...

United States. Navy. Amphibious Force, 3rd

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Whitman, Edward B.

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Hodge, John R. (John Reed), 1893-

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John Reed Hodge (1893-1963) was born in Golconda, Illinois. He attended Southern Illinois Teachers College and the University of Illinois. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant out of OCS into the Infantry Reserve in 1917. He saw service in World War I in France and Luxembourg during 1918 and 1919. He was promoted to Captain in July of 1920. From 1921 to 1925, he was a Military Science professor on the faculty of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College. He graduated from the Infant...

Jacobs, Randall, 1886-1967

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Yegorichev, I.

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Griswold, O. W. (Oscar Woolverton), 1886-1959

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Oscar Woolverton Griswold (b. Oct. 22, 1886-Sept. 28, 1959) was born in Ruby Valley, Nevada. He received his commission in the infantry from West Point in 1910, and advanced to the rank of brigadier general in October 1940. He was commanding general of the 4th U.S. Division from 1945 until his retirement in October 1947. From the description of Griswold, O. W. (Oscar Woolverton), 1886-1959 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10612659 ...

Lodge, Henry Cabot, Jr., 1902-1985

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U.S. representative to the United Nations. From the description of Correspondence 1957. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 50307057 United States Senator and ambassador. From the description of Henry Cabot Lodge letter to Harriet L. White [manuscript], 1960 August 8. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 466876849 Henry Cabot Lodge (1902-1985) was a journalist, U.S. Senator, and diplomat, and the grandson of statesman Henry Cabot Lodge,...

Kaltenborn, H. v. (Hans), 1878-1965

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Fisher, a radio newscaster, was with the Committee for work with Japanese American Evacuees, St. Louis, Mo. From the description of Letter, New York City, to Adalia Kroehuke Fisher, 1943 December 20. (Natural History Museum Foundation, Los Angeles County). WorldCat record id: 23251136 German-American journalist and radio commentator with CBS, 1929-1940 and NBC 1940-1955. From the description of H. v. Kaltenborn correspondence, 1940-1945, n.d. (University of Virgi...

Halsey, William Frederick, 1882-1959

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William Frederick Halsey Jr. (October 30, 1882 – August 16, 1959) was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy during World War II. He was called "Bill" by his family and friends and nicknamed "Bull" by the press. He is one of four individuals to have attained the rank of fleet admiral of the United States Navy, the others being Ernest King, William Leahy, and Chester W. Nimitz. Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Halsey graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1904. He served in the Gr...

Wilkinson family

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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 ...

Kendall, James, 1769-1859

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Wilkinson, Ernest, active 1905-1910

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