Clifford E. Van Hook papers, 1909-1947.
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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...
Van Hook, Clifford E. (Clifford Evans), 1886-1975
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Clifford Evans Van Hook was born April 10, 1886, in Washington, D.C. He received his commission from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1911, and advanced to the rank of rear admiral in November 1941. He commanded the Seventh Fleet from November 1943 to November 1945. Van Hook died on November 28, 1975. From the description of Van Hook, Clifford E. (Clifford Evans), 1886-1975 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10615014 Rear admiral, United States Navy; deputy ...
United States. Navy. Fleet, 7th
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The U.S. Seventh Fleet was established on 15 March 1943 when the Southwest Pacific Force was renamed. Today it is the largest forward-deployed U.S. fleet and its area of responsibility includes the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. Commander U.S. Seventh Fleet participated in several Pacific campaigns, including the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines during World War II as the naval component commander under Supreme Commander Southwest Pacific Area, General Douglas MacArthur. After World W...
