Records of Naval Operating Forces. 1849 - 1997. Secret General Administrative Files, 1942 - 1946

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Records of Naval Operating Forces. 1849 - 1997. Secret General Administrative Files, 1942 - 1946

1942-1946

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5923148

This series consists of reports, memorandums, correspondence, intelligence summaries, maps, charts, photographs, blueprints, and plans regarding administrative functions and various operations on islands in the southern Pacific Ocean during World War II. Topics pertain to the construction of buildings and base facilities in Noumea, New Caledonia, the redeployment of resources, and the establishment and use of airfields in the region. Included are correspondence and memoranda from May-June 1942 between Vice Admiral Robert Ghormley, Rear Admiral John S. McCain, and Captain Daniel J. Callaghan regarding the development of seaplane facilities and land bases in the South Pacific (filing classification N10). There are two memorandums dated May 19, 1945, from James A. Michener summarizing observations and discussions with the historical officer stationed on the Russell Islands. There are also inspection reports by the South Pacific Advanced Base Inspection Board (Byrd Board reports) as well as narratives of the Air Center Command at Espiritu Santo, the naval advanced base on Tulagi (British Solomon Islands), and the facilities on Nukufetau Atoll. The series also contains action reports, war diaries, narratives, and battle experience information bulletins of various World War II campaigns in the Pacific. Events covered by these reports detail supporting operations for the occupation of the Marshall Islands and Eniwetok (Enewetak); supporting operations before and during the occupation of the Gilbert Islands; amphibious operations during the invasion of the Marianas; and Naval operations in the South and Southwest Pacific Ocean areas. Other detailed campaigns are the Battle of Savo Island as described by Rear Admiral E. A. C. Crutchley (Commander Task Group 62.6) and Captain W. G. Greenman (Commanding Officer, USS Astoria); various events of the Solomon Islands campaign such as the torpedoing of the USS Saratoga, USS Wasp, and the USS North Carolina; the seizure of New Georgia (Toenails Operation), the reinforcement of Guadalcanal Island forces by the Seventh Marines (Cactus Two Operation); actions taken by the USS New Orleans, USS Minneapolis, and USS Honolulu; and the loss of the SS President Coolidge and the USS Chevalier. Also part of this series is a set of personal files belonging to Admirals Robert L. Ghormley, William F. Halsey, John H. Newton, John F. Shafroth, Theodore Stark Wilkinson, Oscar C. Badger, Paul Hendren, as well as other World War II United States Naval officers. These files contain either personal correspondence or copies of informal or official letters.

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Shafroth, John F. (John Franklin), 1887-1967

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John Franklin Shafroth (1887-1967) was born in Denver, Colorado on March 31, 1887, son of the late Senator John F. Shafroth and Mrs. Virginia Morrison Shafroth. He attended Central High School in Washington, D.C. and East Denver High School before his appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1904. He graduated in June 1908 and served the two years at sea then required by law before he was commissioned Ensign on June 6, 1910. He subsequently progressed in rank to that of Rear Admiral, to date fro...

Badger, Oscar C. (Oscar Charles), 1890-1958

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Ghormley, Robert Lee, 1883-1958

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Robert Lee Ghormley (1883-1958), U.S. Navy admiral, commander of the South Pacific Area in 1942. From the description of Ghormley, Robert Lee, 1883-1958 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10600902 Robert Lee Ghormley (1883-1958) was born in Portland, Oregon to Dr. David Owen Ghormley and Alice Irwin Ghormley. When he was 10-years-old, his father, a Presbyterian minister, accepted a new assignment in Moscow, Idaho, home of the University o...

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...

McCain, John Sidney, 1884-1945

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Michener, James A. (James Albert), 1907-1997

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Author; d. 1997. From the description of James A. Michener Chesapeake collection, 1975-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70973705 Author. From the description of James A. Michener papers, 1906-1992 (bulk 1945-1992). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063535 James Albert Michener was born in 1907 to unknown parents and raised as an orphan in the care of widow Mabel Michener of Doylestown, Pennsylvania. By the time he graduated from high school in 1925, h...

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 ...

Callaghan, Daniel J. (Daniel Judson), 1890-1942

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Daniel Judson Callaghan (b. July 26, 1890, San Francisco, Calif.–d. Nov. 13, 1942, Guadalcanal), U.S. Navy admiral, who received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions during the Battle of Guadalcanal. From the description of Callaghan, Daniel J. (Daniel Judson), 1890-1942 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10600903 ...