Emory Scott Land papers, 1901-1972.
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Forrestal, James, 1892-1949
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Vinson, Fred M. (Frederick Moore), 1890-1953
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Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
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Taylor, D. W. (David Watson), 1864-1940
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Land, Emory Scott, 1879-1971
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Naval officer and public official. From the description of Emory Scott Land papers, 1901-1972. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981170 Naval officer. From the description of Reminiscences of Emory Scott Land : oral history, 1960. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 86147619 From the description of Reminiscences of Emory Scott Land : oral history, 1963. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 12256...
United States. Navy Dept. Bureau of Construction and Repair.
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Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics
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Hunsaker, Jerome Clarke, 1886-1984
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Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950
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Moffett, William A. (William Adger), 1869-1933
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Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, 1930-1932
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Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969
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Joseph P. Kennedy (1888-1969) was the father of President John F. Kennedy. During his career he was a banker, financier, and diplomat. From 1934 to 1937, he served as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and was the Chairman of the Maritime Commission in 1937. Kennedy served as Ambassador to Great Britain from 1938 to 1940. From the description of Kennedy, Joseph P. (Joseph Patrick), 1888-1969 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10581186 ...
Kaiser, Edgar F. (Edgar Fosburgh), 1908-1981
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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944
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Furer, Julius Augustus, 1880-1963
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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...
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William S. Sims, U.S. Navy admiral, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1882. He was president of the naval War College in 1917 and from 1919-1922. During WWI, he was CO, U.S. Naval Forces, Europe From the description of Letter, January 8, 1918. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 731199382 William S. Sims was born in 1858 in Port Hope, Ontario. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1880. He served as president of the naval War College, 1917, 1919-1922 and du...
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