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The Reminiscences of Capt. Wilma Leona Jackson, Nurse Corps, USN (Ret.): 1909-1998Author: Wilma Leona JacksonPublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Aug 24, 2022Number of Pages: 113...

This memoir covers the experiences of a naval pioneer. Collins was among the first officers accepted when the WAVES were established in 1942; one of the first female officers commissioned in the...

The Reminiscences of Cdr. Albert K. Murray, Usnr (Ret.): 1906-1992Author: Albert K. MurrayPublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Nov 17, 2022Number of Pages: 244 pagesBinding: Hardback or...

This memoir is notable because it contains the recollections of one of the few white naval officers who commanded warships with African American crews in World War II. Meyer graduated from the Naval...

Commander Paul Backus was a direct, forthright person--so much so that his directness may have cost him promotion to the higher ranks that many felt he deserved. He was the type of officer who was...

In these interviews conducted the month before Commander Buell died, he was extremely candid in describing his experiences and the people with whom he served. The two major themes in the memoir deal...

Chief Badders, who enlisted during World War I, got a taste of battleship and aviation duty before being brought into diving and salvaging work in the mid-1920s. In his oral history he describes the...

Ruth Cheney Streeter was an American military officer who was the first director of the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve (USMCWR). In 1943, she became the first woman to attain the rank of...

King is a delightful storyteller with a fine sense of humor and a knack for conveying the atmosphere of the time and place he is describing. He served in the Navy from 1934 until his retirement in...

The Reminiscences of Dr. Leo M. Karpeles, Navy Civilian Physicist: 1920-2016Author: Leo M. KarpelesPublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Aug 24, 2022Number of Pages: 63 pagesBinding:...

After a boyhood in Oberlin, Ohio, Barnes attended Oberlin College in the same town, graduating in 1936. He excelled in sports, particularly football and track, in both high school and college. He...

Dr. Lyon, a 1962 presidential award winner for pioneering development that made possible submarine operations under the ice cap in the Arctic, discusses his work in that field beginning in 1941 when...

The Reminiscences of Dr. Waldo K. Lyon, Director, Arctic Marine Environmental Laboratory, San Diego, California: 1914-1998Author: Waldo K. LyonPublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Nov...

The Great Depression of the 1930s created a great many hardships, as Logue describes in his story of growing up in California and Kansas. The Navy proved to be a salvation. He enlisted in 1940,...

General Doolittle describes in detail the background and preparation for the air attack he led on Tokyo in April 1942 - the famous Doolittle Raid. Among aspects he covers are mechanical difficulties,...

This is one of the few interviews of a civilian in the Naval Institute collection, but it is one of considerable value to historians because of Mr. Baldwin's long association with the service during...

This is one of the few interviews of a civilian in the Naval Institute collection, but it is one of considerable value to historians because of Mr. Baldwin's long association with the service during...

This memoir is a rarity in the Naval Institute collection in that it details the career of a Navy civil servant rather than a uniformed officer. "Dick" Buescher, as he was known, graduated from...

Among the most noted U.S. naval architects of this century, Mr. Niedermair gained early recognition for his role in the salvage of the submarines USS S-51 (SS-162) and USS S-4 (SS-109) during the...

As a youth, Reagan demonstrated his abilities as a top-flight athlete in football, wrestling, and track. His education at Montana State University was interrupted by World War II. After an attempt to...

After growing up in Chicago, White got his education in the city, including a law degree from the University of Chicago. Following private practice, he became an assistant U.S. attorney for the...

As he grew up in California, Harralson developed a great love for radio. Following his enlistment in the Navy in 1937, he attended boot camp and then radio school. Early assignments included the...

The Reminiscences of Lt. Cdr. Wesley A. Brown, Civil Engineer Corps. USN (Ret.): 1927-2012Author: Wesley A. BrownPublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Mar 15, 2010Number of Pages: 481...

Master Chief Boatswain's Mate Carl Maxie Brashear used a rare combination of grit, determination, and persistence to overcome formidable hurdles to become the first black master diver in the U.S...

Master Chief Boatswain's Mate Carl Maxie Brashear used a rare combination of grit, determination, and persistence to overcome formidable hurdles to become the first black master diver in the U.S...

Mr. Kenyon retired in 1973 after serving the Navy since 1941, first as an officer and later as a civil servant. In this memoir, he reviews the history of education and training in the Navy,...

After three years of college, Frank Sublett enlisted in the Navy in 1942. After training at Hampton, Virginia, as a machinist's mate, he was sent to Boston's section base machine shop and operated...

George Cooper received his bachelor's degree from Hampton Institute in 1939 and his master's degree from Columbia University in 1948. He had owned his own business and been an instructor at...

The hallmarks of Graham Martin's life have been scholastics and athletics. He had a master's degree in history when he enlisted in the Navy in 1942. He was the only black player on the top-notch...

As the member of a large family, Mr. Hair grew up in South Carolina and Florida at a time when life in the South was still rigidly segregated. In 1935 his brother-in-law Estes Wright, a man Hair...