Papers, 1940-1964.

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Papers, 1940-1964.

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These papers consist chiefly of correspondence, speeches, and miscellaneous subject files. The material covers mainly the period 1954-1963, when Admiral Beakley commanded the Anti-Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet; served as Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Fleet Operations and Readiness; commanded the Seventh Fleet; and was a senior officer on the staff of the Atlantic Command and Atlantic Fleet. Documentation is included on USS Triton which performed the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe in 1960.

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Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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Operational Archive Branch, Naval History Center

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Beakley, Wallace M.

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Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy. Beakley, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, was designated a naval aviator in November 1926. He served on USS Utah, destroyer Mahan, and with squadrons attached to USS Langley, seaplane tender Wright, and cruisers Trenton and Marblehead. From 1935-1937, he was assigned to USS Lexington. In July 1941, he assumed command of Fighting Squadron 5 on USS Yorktown. Fighting Squadron 5 was transferred to USS Wasp in January 1942, with Beakley subseque...

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...

Triton (Submarine)

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