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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...
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...
Knerr, Hugh S.
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Hugh S. Knerr was born in Port Townsend, Washington on 30 April 1913. In February 1938, he applied for the U.S. Naval Reserve, but due to professional concerns, he was not accepted until October of 1940. The Navy commissioned Knerr as a Lieutenant (junior grade) in November. In June 1942, Knerr was promoted to Lieutenant, USNR, and then to Lieutenant Commander, USNR, in July 1943. He helped supervise the construction of seventy submarines serving as a Hull Superintendent and the Progress and Sch...
