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In 1941 King graduated from Yale University and received his naval commission through the NROTC program. He is perhaps the first NROTC graduate to achieve three-star rank in the U.S. Navy. He spent...

This volume describes a remarkable career that began when Williams entered boot camp in 1940 and then went through machinist's mate school at the Ford Motor Company. He served 1941-44 in the seaplane...

After 1931 graduation from the Naval Academy, Colwell served in the battleship USS Maryland (BB-46), on the Battle Force staff in the USS California (BB-44), and in the four-stack destroyers USS...

The Reminiscences of Vice Adm. John L. (Jack) Chew, USN (Ret.): 1901-1999Author: John T. MasonPublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Feb 15, 1979Number of Pages: 480 pagesBinding: Hardback...

Even though in his 90s when the interviews were completed, McCrea demonstrated a remarkable memory for details in talking about his naval career. He was a Naval Academy midshipman in 1914 when his...

Coming from a rural background in South Carolina, Lee enlisted in the Navy in 1940 and became an aviation mechanic before entering pre-flight training. He became a naval aviator in 1943 and the...

Coming from a rural background in South Carolina, Lee enlisted in the Navy in 1940 and became an aviation mechanic before entering pre-flight training. He became a naval aviator in 1943 and the...

Coming from a rural background in South Carolina, Lee enlisted in the Navy in 1940 and became an aviation mechanic before entering pre-flight training. He became a naval aviator in 1943 and the...

Coming from a rural background in South Carolina, Lee enlisted in the Navy in 1940 and became an aviation mechanic before entering pre-flight training. He became a naval aviator in 1943 and the...

An intrepid submarine skipper in World War II, Ramage was awarded the Medal of Honor for a daring predawn surface attack while in command of the USS Parche (SS-384) in July 1944. He won Navy Crosses...

This is the longest oral history, in terms of number of interviews and number of words, ever conducted by the Naval Institute. Between the two volumes, the transcript comprises nearly 600,000 words...

This is the longest oral history, in terms of number of interviews and number of words, ever conducted by the Naval Institute. Between the two volumes, the transcript comprises nearly 600,000 words...

The Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Murrey L. Royar, USN (Ret.): 1894-1985Author: Murrey L. RoyarPublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Jan 12, 2023Number of Pages: 336 pagesBinding: Hardback...

After graduation from the USNA in 1909, he served in the armored cruiser West Virginia (Armored Cruiser No. 5), cruising from the West Coast to many ports in the Orient. Following studies at George...

The Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Olaf M. Hustvedt, USN (Ret.): 1886-1978Author: Olaf M. HustvedtPublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Dec 05, 2016Number of Pages: 316 pagesBinding:...

After graduation and duty in the USS Arkansas (BB-33), Admiral Stroop competed in gymnastics in the Olympic Games of 1928. He then trained and was designated naval aviator. When Pearl Harbor was...

After graduation and duty in the USS Arkansas (BB-33), Admiral Stroop competed in gymnastics in the Olympic Games of 1928. He then trained and was designated naval aviator. When Pearl Harbor was...

A 1938 graduate of the Naval Academy, Admiral Beshany served in the new light cruiser USS Philadelphia (CL-41) before going into submarines. After duty in the USS S-14 (SS-119), he was executive...

A 1938 graduate of the Naval Academy, Admiral Beshany served in the new light cruiser USS Philadelphia (CL-41) before going into submarines. After duty in the USS S-14 (SS-119), he was executive...

Following graduation from the Naval Academy in 1942, Peet had several wartime tours in destroyers, including duty in the USS Converse (DD-509), one of the "Little Beavers" of Destroyer Squadron 23...

Designated a naval aviator in 1929, Vice Admiral Robert B. Pirie served in the USS Lexington (CV-2), Langley (CV-1), and Raleigh (CL-7). In 1942 he was Assistant Air Operations Officer for Commander...

The Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Robert Burns Pirie, USN (Ret.): 1905-1990Author: Robert Burns PiriePublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Nov 17, 2022Number of Pages: 386 pagesBinding:...

A native of Chicago, Dunn was captivated by aviation when he took his first airplane ride at age ten. After a year at Northwestern University in Illinois, he was appointed to the Naval Academy, from...

Admiral Salzer was in the thick of the fray in Vietnam, in command of riverine warfare from 1967-1968. He set up Operation Sealords. He returned in 1971-1972 as Commander U.S. Naval Forces, Vietnam...

A 1928 graduate of the Naval Academy, Admiral Keith spent much of his active career in battleships and destroyers such as the USS Utah (BB-31), Arizona (BB-39), Overton (DD-239), and Aylwin (DD-355)...

The Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Robert Taylor Scott Keith, USN (Ret.): 1905-1989Author: Robert Taylor Scott KeithPublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Apr 25, 2019Number of Pages: 168...

After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1923 and earning his MA in Eengineering from Penn State in 1930, Smoot served in the submarine USS Narwhal (SS-167) until 1933. During World War II he was...

After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1923 and earning his MA in Eengineering from Penn State in 1930, Smoot served in the submarine USS Narwhal (SS-167) until 1933. During World War II he was...

The Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Ruthven E. Libby, USN (Ret.): 1900-1986Author: Etta-Belle KitchenPublisher: Naval Institute PressPublication Date: Sep 28, 2022Number of Pages: 284 pagesBinding:...

This oral history is of particular significance because it contains the recollections of one of the early line officers commissioned by the U.S. Navy and later the Navy's first black commander,...