Reminiscences, April 1, 1945-March, 1946.

Indianapolis (Cruiser)

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The heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis was commissioned in 1932 and saw extensive combat duty in the South Pacific theater during World War II. After completing a secret mission delivering parts for the atom bomb in July 1945, the ship was torpedoed and sunk by a Japanese submarine. It was four days before all survivors were rescued, and only 316 of a crew of 1,196 survived. Captain Charles Butler McVay III was court martialed, but was granted clemency in February 1946. From the descript...

Forrestal, James, 1892-1949

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James Vincent Forrestal (February 15, 1892 – May 22, 1949) was the last Cabinet-level United States Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense. Forrestal came from a very strict middle class Irish Catholic family. He was a successful financier on Wall Street before becoming Undersecretary of the Navy in 1940, shortly before the United States entered the Second World War. He became Secretary of the Navy in May 1944 upon the death of his superior, Frank Knox. Preside...

Spruance, Raymond Ames, 1886-1969

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Admiral, United States Navy; deputy commander-in-chief, Pacific Fleet, 1942-1943; commmander, Central Pacific Forces, 1944-1945. From the description of Raymond Ames Spruance miscellaneous papers, 1937-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869192 Admiral, U.S. Navy. From the description of Papers, 1926-1968. (Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command). WorldCat record id: 57417894 Biographical/Historical...

New Mexico (Battleship)

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Donald, William Henry, 1875-1946

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Journalist. Born in Australia, Mr. Donald was a newsman in China from 1904 until World War II. Mediator of the Sian Incident in 1936, he was also adviser to Chang Hsueh-liang of Manchuria and later to Chiang Kai-shek and Mme Chiang. Subsequent to Pearl Harbor, he became interned in Manila for three years. After a brief visit to New York City in 1945, he returned to Shanghai, where he died in 1946. From the description of William Henry Donald papers, 1924-1946...

Willcutts, David.

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Spruance was victor of the Battle of Midway and was in charge of the invasion of the Marshall Islands, the invasion of Truk, and the invasion of Okinawa. He served as president of the naval War College, 1946-1948. From the description of Reminiscences, April 1, 1945-March, 1946. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 741502076 ...

Geiger, Roy S. (Roy Stanley), 1885-1947

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Roy Stanley Geiger (b. Jan. 25, 1885-d. Jan. 23, 1947) was born in Middleburg, Florida. He commanded the 3rd Marine Amphibious Corps during the Allied invasion and capitulation of Okinawa in 1945. In 1946, he served as the senior Marine representative at Bikini Atoll, during atomic tests Able and Baker. From the description of Geiger, Roy S. (Roy Stanley), 1885-1947 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10615822 ...

New Jersey (Battleship : BB-62)

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