Oral history of reminiscences of RADM Ballinger. 1905-76.

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Oral history of reminiscences of RADM Ballinger. 1905-76.

Including boyhood in San Francisco; USNA life, 1925-29; Service in Nicaragua, 1930, 1932; Flight training, 1931-1932; prewar aircraft carrier assignments; Flag secretary, ADM Bellinger, Pearl Harbor; Attack on Pearl Harvor, 1941; EXO, USS GAMBIER BAY and Battle of Samar, 1941-42; EXO, USS BELLEAU WOOD, 1941-1945; Armistics and Japanese surrender; post-war assignments in Alaska, Whidbey Island and Washington, D.C.; CO, KULA GULF, 1952-1953; Staff, JCS and NATO, 1953-57; CO, NAS, Seattle and retirement years.

1 v., 70 p.

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