Author: Alfred Gustave WardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
The Reminiscences of Admiral Alfred G. Ward, USN (Retired).
Author: Alfred Gustave WardReminiscences of Adm. Alfred G. Ward, USN (Ret.)
Author: Alfred G WardPublisher:
ISBN: 9781682699164
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Oral History Typescript "The Reminiscences of ADM Alfred G. Ward, USN (Ret)
Author: Alfred G. WardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Intensive biography including early years, youth, USNA education, ship assignments, World War II, Service education, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Destroyer and Cruiser Division Commands, Commander Second Fleet, U.S. Representative NATO Military Committee.
Biography of Admiral Alfred G. Ward, U.S. Navy, Retired
Author: The Reminiscences of Rear Admiral Norvell G. Ward, U.S. Navy (retired)
Author: Norvell Gardiner WardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Admirals
Languages : en
Pages : 549
Book Description
Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Norvell G. Ward, USN (Ret.)
Author: Norvell G WardPublisher:
ISBN: 9781682692592
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
As a midshipman at the Naval Academy in the early 1930s, excelled at soccer and lacrosse and acquired the nicknames "Bub" and "Cocky." After graduation in 1935, he served the heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) before attending submarine school. In the ensuing years he was in several submarines, including the USS S-26 (SS-131) and USS R-4 (SS-81) before the war; USS Seadragon (SS-194), which he was on board when Cavite was attacked in December 1941; USS Gato (SS-212), in which he was executive officer; and USS Guardfish (SS-217), which he commanded in 1943-44. During the last year of World War II he was on the staff of Commander Submarine Force Pacific Fleet as assistant to operations officer Richard Voge. Following the end of the war he had occupation duty in Japan and then commanded the submarine USS Irex (SS-482). Subsequent assignments included duty at the Naval Academy, the staff of Commander Submarine Flotilla One, and command of the destroyer USS Yarnall (DD-541) during the Korean War. Later in the 1950s he was a student at the Armed Forces Staff College, a member of the staff of Commander Second Fleet, and a student at the National War College. Sea commands included the oiler USS Nantahala (AO-60), Submarine Squadron Five, and Submarine Squadron 14. The latter was the first squadron of Polaris ballistic missile submarines. In the early 1960s he had duty in the plans and war-gaming sections of OpNav. From 1965 to 1967, he served as Chief U.S. Naval Advisory Group Vietnam and then Commander U.S. Naval Forces Vietnam. Admiral Ward has provided extensive discussion of his Vietnam experiences. His last flag assignments were as Commander Service Group Three, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations (Safety), and Commander Caribbean Sea Frontier. He retired from active duty in 1973.
The Reminiscences of Admiral Alfred M. Pride, U.S. Navy (Retired).
Author: Alfred Melville PridePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Reminiscences of Adm. Alfred M. Pride, USN (Ret.)
Author: Alfred M PridePublisher:
ISBN: 9781682690512
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Admiral Pride's early interest in aviation was followed by enlistment in Naval Reserve for World War I in 1917, aviation training, and brief overseas duty in France. Pride augmented to the regular Navy in 1921, later becoming one of the first flag officers who was not a Naval Academy graduate. He served in the scout plane detachment of the battleship USS Arizona (BB-39) in 1920 and then joined the commissioning crew of the first carrier USS Langley (CV-1) as one of her aviators. Pride describes in some detail his work in developing flight deck arresting gear. In 1927 he was in the commissioning crew of the USS Lexington (CV-2) and made the first landing aboard. As a test pilot, he flew a number of experimental planes and made the first autogiro landing on carrier deck. He suffered a serious injury in a plane crash, nearly ending his career. He served in Bureau of Aeronautics and in patrol plane operations with Marc Mitscher. Pride was exec of the the USS Saratoga (CV-3) at the outbreak of World War II and then put the light carrier USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) in commission as the first skipper and took her to combat in Pacific. He served with Kelly Turner in amphibious air support at the end of the Pacific War. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Pride commanded carrier divisions in the Sixth Fleet, sandwiched between a tour as Chief of Bureau of Aeronautics. The BuAer period is covered in some detail Pride's oral history as he talks about the aircraft acquisition process and various manufacturers with whom he dealt. His career wound up with tours as Commander Naval Air Test Center, Commander Seventh Fleet, and Commander Air Force Pacific. As fleet commander he had dealings with the Japanese and Nationalist Chinese.
Reminiscences of Adm. George W. Anderson Jr., USN (Ret.), Vol. 2
Author: George Whelan AndersonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781682690260
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This oral history traces the early career of a future Chief of Naval Operations from Naval Academy graduation in 1927 through command of Carrier Division Six in the Mediterranean in 1958-59. Along the way, he discusses flight training, aviation duty in light cruisers and patrol planes, and service in aircraft carriers, including putting the USS Yorktown (CV-10) into commission under Captain "Jocko" Clark. Admiral Anderson held a number of important planning jobs ashore, including with the Bureau of Aeronautics, the AirPac staff under John Towers, and CominCh staff. He commanded the carriers USS Mindoro (CVE-120) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42). In the early 1950s, he was on the Sixth Fleet staff, helped establish the NATO command in Europe, and was essentially chief of staff to Admiral Arthur Radford as Chairman of the JCS. As a flag officer, he was Commander Formosa Patrol Force before taking command of CarDiv Six. The concluding volume of this memoir deals with Admiral Anderson's command of the Sixth Fleet from 1959 to 1961, his stormy tenure as Chief of Naval Operations from 1961 to 1963, his tour as U.S. Ambassador to Portugal from 1963 to 1966, and his activities since retirement from government service. In describing his time as fleet commander, Admiral Anderson tells of the fleet's combat capabilities and role as a goodwill ambassador for the nation. When he became CNO during the administration of President John F. Kennedy, Admiral Anderson had good relations with Secretary of the Navy John Connally. Admiral Anderson is much less kind in discussing SecNav Fred Korth and SecDef Robert McNamara. The admiral tells of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and his widely publicized disagreements with civilian authority over the Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) fighter program that later became the F-111 Aardvark. The memoir also tells of his removal in 1963, when he was not reappointed CNO. He went instead to serve in Portugal. He tells of his dealings with the Portuguese government and with various offices within the U.S. State Department. Following his retirement from active government service, Admiral Anderson served on several corporate boards and was a member of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board in the Nixon administration.
Reminiscences of Adm. George W. Anderson Jr., USN (Ret.), Vol. 1
Author: George W AndersonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781682474013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This oral history traces the early career of a future Chief of Naval Operations from Naval Academy graduation in 1927 through command of Carrier Division Six in the Mediterranean in 1958-59. Along the way, he discusses flight training, aviation duty in light cruisers and patrol planes, and service in aircraft carriers, including putting the USS Yorktown (CV-10) into commission under Captain "Jocko" Clark. Admiral Anderson held a number of important planning jobs ashore, including with the Bureau of Aeronautics, the AirPac staff under John Towers, and CominCh staff. He commanded the carriers USS Mindoro (CVE-120) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42). In the early 1950s, he was on the Sixth Fleet staff, helped establish the NATO command in Europe, and was essentially chief of staff to Admiral Arthur Radford as Chairman of the JCS. As a flag officer, he was Commander Formosa Patrol Force before taking command of CarDiv Six. The concluding volume of this memoir deals with Admiral Anderson's command of the Sixth Fleet from 1959 to 1961, his stormy tenure as Chief of Naval Operations from 1961 to 1963, his tour as U.S. Ambassador to Portugal from 1963 to 1966, and his activities since retirement from government service. In describing his time as fleet commander, Admiral Anderson tells of the fleet's combat capabilities and role as a goodwill ambassador for the nation. When he became CNO during the administration of President John F. Kennedy, Admiral Anderson had good relations with Secretary of the Navy John Connally. Admiral Anderson is much less kind in discussing SecNav Fred Korth and SecDef Robert McNamara. The admiral tells of the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and his widely publicized disagreements with civilian authority over the Tactical Fighter Experimental (TFX) fighter program that later became the F-111 Aardvark. The memoir also tells of his removal in 1963, when he was not reappointed CNO. He went instead to serve in Portugal. He tells of his dealings with the Portuguese government and with various offices within the U.S. State Department. Following his retirement from active government service, Admiral Anderson served on several corporate boards and was a member of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board in the Nixon administration.