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Reminiscences of Capt. Ralph S. Barnaby, USN (Ret.)
Barnaby was the first person in the United States to earn a soaring license. He began developing gl
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Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Bernard B. Forbes Jr., USN (Ret.)
Bernard "Beetle" Forbes was a skilled naval aviator and gifted storyteller. Following his graduatio
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Reminiscences of Capt. Alex A. Kerr, USN (Ret.)
The Australian-born Kerr went to great lengths to become an American citizen and to graduate from t
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Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Robert Burns Pirie, USN (Ret.)
Designated a naval aviator in 1929, Vice Admiral Robert B. Pirie served in the USS Lexington (CV-2)
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Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Jerome H. King Jr., USN (Ret.)
In 1941 King graduated from Yale University and received his naval commission through the NROTC pro
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Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Donald J. MacDonald, USN (Ret.)
Admiral MacDonald had a varied career that included tours as an aide at the White House just prior
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Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Kent C. Melhorn, Medical Corps, USN (Ret.), and Cdr. Charles M. Melhorn, USN (Ret.)
This volume comprises one interview each with a Navy father and a Navy son. The father was a doctor
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Reminiscences of Capt. Grayson Merrill, USN (Ret.)
Following graduation from the Naval Academy in 1934, Merrill served in the battleship West Virginia
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Reminiscences of Capt. Henri Smith-Hutton, USN (Ret.), vol. I
Anyone with an interest in the operations of the U.S. Asiatic Fleet during the pre-World War II per
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Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Ernest M. Eller, USN (Ret.), vol. III
In the first of three volumes by a former Director of Naval History, Admiral Eller discusses his bo
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Reminiscences of Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr., USN (Ret.)
Admiral Elmo "Bud" Zumwalt was one of the best-known U.S. naval officers from the second half of th
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Reminiscences of Adm. Arleigh A. Burke, USN (Ret.), Special Series on Selected Subjects, vol. 4
With a career spanning from World War II to Korea to service as Chief of Naval Operations during th
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Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Frederic Stanton Withington, USN (Ret.)
This memoir concentrates on Admiral Withington's career in the field of naval ordnance. After gradu
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Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Raymond E. Peet, USN (Ret.)
Following graduation from the Naval Academy in 1942, Peet had several wartime tours in destroyers,
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Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Schuyler Neilson Pyne, USN (Ret.)
After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1925, Admiral Pyne continued his studies, receiving a ma
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Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Doniphan B. Shelton, USN (Ret.)
Following boyhood in Missouri, Shelton entered the Navy in 1939 as an enlisted man. He served in th
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Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Charles A. Pownall, USN (Ret.)
Following graduation from the Naval Academy in 1910, Pownall served briefly in the USS Mississippi
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Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Gerald F. Bogan, USN (Ret.)
In 1917 Bogan watch and gunnery officer in the USS Birmingham (CS-2), which was doing escort duty d
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Oral History of Adm. Jay L. Johnson, USN (Ret.)
Admiral Johnson, the 26th Chief of Naval Operations, was born in Great Falls, Montana, in 1946, and
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Reminiscences of Adm. George W. Anderson Jr., USN (Ret.), vol. 1
This oral history traces the early career of a future Chief of Naval Operations from Naval Academy
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Reminiscences of Adm. Thomas Hinman Moorer, USN (Ret.), vol. 1
Designated a naval aviator in 1936, the admiral served in the USS Langley (CV-1), USS Lexington (CV
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Reminiscences of Adm. Alfred M. Pride, USN (Ret.)
Admiral Pride's early interest in aviation was followed by enlistment in Naval Reserve for World Wa
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Reminiscences of Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate Carl M. Brashear, USN (Ret.)
Master Chief Boatswain's Mate Carl Maxie Brashear used a rare combination of grit, determination, a
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Reminiscences of Capt. Phil H. Bucklew, USN (Ret.)
A legendary figure within Navy circles, Captain Bucklew devoted his entire Navy career to scouting,
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Reminiscences of Rear Adm. George van Deurs, USN (Ret.), Vol. II
Designated a naval aviator in 1924, Admiral Van Deurs served as a pilot with Torpedo Squadron Four,
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Reminiscences of Adm. Leighton W. Smith Jr., USN (Ret.)
In this account, which spans a period from working on a farm in Alabama to receiving an honorary kn
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Oral Histories of Lts. Sandy Daniels, Tina-Marie D'Ercole, Maureen P. Foley, Chrystal A. Lewis, Barbette Henry Lowndes, and Pamela Wacek Svendsen, USN, U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1980
On 28 May 1980, 55 female midshipmen graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy for the very first time
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Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Bernhard H. Bieri, USN (Ret.)
The main ingredients in this oral history are Admiral Smith's recollections of service in two battl
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Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Edwin T. Layton, USN (Ret.), vol 1
After 1924 graduation from the Naval Academy, Admiral Layton had shipboard duty before reporting to
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Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Draper Laurence Kauffman, USN (Ret.), vol. 2
After graduation from the Naval Academy in 1933, Kauffman was forced to resign because of poor eyes
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Reminiscences of Chief Machinist’s Mate William Badders, USN (Ret.)
Chief Badders, who enlisted during World War I, got a taste of battleship and aviation duty before
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Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Roy S. Benson, USN (Ret.), vol. II
In the first volume of Admiral Benson's oral history, he recalls his early years with his Swedish f
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Reminiscences of Adm. Bruce DeMars, USN (Ret.)
Admiral Bruce DeMars (1935- ) was one of the early successors of the legendary Admiral Hyman Rickov
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Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Paul D. Stroop, USN (Ret.)
After graduation and duty in the USS Arkansas (BB-33), Admiral Stroop competed in gymnastics in the
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Reminiscences of Vice Adm. William I. Martin, USN (Ret.)
Two of the main contributions of this oral history are in describing Admiral Martin's work as a nav
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Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Ernest M. Eller, USN (Ret.), vol. 2
In the first of three volumes by a former Director of Naval History, Admiral Eller discusses his bo
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Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Thomas J. Hamilton, USN (Ret.)
This memoir concentrates on the two major aspects of Admiral Hamilton's career - in athletics and i
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Reminiscences of Capt. Arthur R. Hawkins, USN (Ret.)
After enlisting in the Naval Reserve in April 1942, Hawkins went through cadet training in Texas pr
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Reminiscences of Rear Adm. William D. Irvin, USN (Ret.)
After Naval Academy graduation in 1927, Irvin served in Atlantic and Asiatic fleets. In 1932 he att
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Reminiscences of Vice Adm. Felix L. Johnson, USN (Ret.)
Following graduation in 1919, Johnson served in the battleship USS Delaware (BB-28) during Haitian