Download or read book The Reminiscences of Vice Admiral Gerald F Bogan U S Navy retired written by Gerald Francis Bogan and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reminiscences of Vice Admiral Gerald F Bogan U S Navy Retired written by Gerald Francis Bogan and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reminiscences of Vice Adm Gerald F Bogan USN Ret written by Etta-Belle Kitchen and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1917 Bogan watch and gunnery officer in the USS Birmingham (CS-2), which was doing escort duty during World War I. In 1919 served in the USS Stribling (DD-96), then the USS Hopewell (DD-181) and USS Broome (DD-210). In 1922 was CO of U.S. Naval Radio Station, Russian Island, Vladivostok and returned that station to Soviet forces after its decommissioning. Became naval aviator and joined squadron with the USS Langley (CV-1), then Commander Fighting Squadron One of the USS Saratoga (CV-3). During World War II he was commanding officer of Naval Air Station Miami and the Saratoga. Later, as a flag officer, he commanded Naval Air, Tenth Fleet, under Admiral Ernest J. King and a fast carrier task group in the Pacific. Returned to the States and was in command of Fleet Air, Alameda and then until his retirement in 1950, Commander First Task Fleet.

Download or read book The Reminiscences of Vice Admiral Gerald E Miller U S Navy Retired written by Gerald Edward Miller and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Oral History Reminiscences of VADM Bogan written by Gerald F. Bogan and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing highlights of his career, including USNA education, ship assignments; flight training; air officer, USS LEXINGTON; EXO, USS YORKTOWN; CO, USS SARATOGA; CO, First Fleet; retirement, 1950, and post retirement activities.

Download or read book The Reminiscences of Vice Admiral Robert F Dunn U S Navy Retired written by Robert F. Dunn and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 679 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Reminiscences of Vice Admiral Charles A Pownall U S Navy Retired written by Charles A. Pownall and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Reminiscences of Vice Admiral Paul D Stroop U S Navy retired written by Paul David Stroop and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Reminiscences of Vice Admiral Bernard B Forbes Jr U S Navy Retired written by Bernard B. Forbes and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reminiscences of Vice Adm Gerald E Miller USN Ret written by Gerald E Miller and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In order to get into naval aviation, Admiral Miller took a long route. He enlisted in the Navy in 1936 and served in the fleet for two years before getting an appointment to the Naval Academy, from which he was graduated in late 1941. He then spent two years of wartime duty in the light cruiser USS Richmond (CL-9) before he could go to flight training. He didn't get an opportunity for wartime air combat. After the war, he went to postgraduate school at Stanford University and continued his flying career. Throughout his aviation experiences, he placed particular emphasis on night-time flight operations. During the Korean War, he served on the staff of Rear Admiral E. C. Ewen, Commander Task Force 77, and then commanded a fighter squadron. During a mid-1950s tour in the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Miller was instrumental in the installation of computers and reorganizing the distribution of enlisted personnel. After commanding a carrier air group, he was sent to Omaha, Nebraska, to work with the Air Force in joint strategic target planning. In the early 1960s, he commanded the ammunition ship USS Wrangell (AE-12) and the attack aircraft carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42). In discussing the latter, he stresses Mediterranean operations and the role of the commanding officer as leader. The concluding volume picks up his story when he was serving as aide to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Horacio Rivero, during which time he indoctrinated the admiral in naval aviation. In his next duty, as Director, Aviation Plans Division in OpNav, Miller played a role in the knockdown of the controversial F-111B program. He also pushed for the purchase of RA-5 reconnaissance aircraft, a decision he subsequently came to regret. He concedes he was given little role in the Vietnam War but did participate in a satisfying electronic silence naval exercise off Korea. Following duty as Assistant DCNO (Air), he became Commander Second Fleet and observed what he felt were the negative effects of Z-grams. Miller considers his Second Fleet duty to have been perfect preparation for his subsequent tour as Commander Sixth Fleet. Facets covered from this service were dealings with the Soviet ships in the Mediterranean, racial tensions, and the deterioration of discipline and appearance among the fleet's sailors. Miller sought to reverse the trend resulting from Z-grams and says he considered the possibility Admiral Zumwalt would fire him for his efforts. In his final tour, Admiral Miller was Deputy Director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff in Omaha, and he made it a project to familiarize U.S. civilian and military leaders with operational plans for nuclear war. Throughout his narrative, Miller's strong leadership style is evident, and he offers opinions on the application and failure of leadership skills.

Download or read book The Reminiscences of Vice Admiral John B Colwell U S Navy retired written by John T. Mason and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Reminiscences of Vice Admiral Donald D Engen U S Navy Retired written by Donald Davenport Engen and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Reminiscences of Vice Admiral Truman J Hedding U S Navy retired written by Truman Johnson Hedding and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reminiscences of Vice Admiral David C Richardson U S Navy Retired written by David C. Richardson (Vice Admiral, USN) and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes U.S. Naval Academy education, flight training, 1939-40; WWII in Atlantic and Pacific Theatres; student, Royal Naval College and Naval War College, 1946-47; NWC Battle Evaluation Group, 1947-48; CO, USS Hornet, 1960-61; CO, Task Force 77, Vietnam; CO, Sixth Fleet, 1968-70; Deputy CLC, PACFLT, 1970-72.

Download or read book The Reminiscences of Vice Admiral William P Lawrence U S Navy retired written by William P. Lawrence and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 659 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book America s First Aircraft Carrier written by David F Winkler and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2024-02-15 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America’s First Aircraft Carrier tells the remarkable story of the USS Langley. The narrative provides an in-depth discussion of the ship’s origins as the collier USS Jupiter, which was built with a “first of” propulsion system that has been adapted for use in present-day Ford-class carriers. Author David F. Winkler considers the post–World War I debate for procuring carriers, the decision to convert Jupiter, and the identification of constructor Clayton Simmers as the father of the American aircraft carrier. The evolution of the Langley as an experimental ship was tied to the introduction of new doctrine for the United States. Promoting an independent naval air arm against Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell’s vision of an independent air force, the U.S. Navy saw Langley as an operational aircraft carrier that would change the way the Navy fought wars at sea. While the story of Langley is that of the origins of naval air combat, it is also a record of the vessel’s service in World War II until the ship’s final posting to the Asiatic Fleet, where she met her demise on February 27, 1942, off the southern coast of Java. Many of the U.S. Navy’s pioneering naval aviators are closely associated with this ship, including Kenneth Whiting, John H. Towers, Godfrey DeCourcelles Chevalier, Virgil C. Griffith, Mel Pride, Patrick N. L. Bellinger, Joseph M. Reeves, Gerald Bogan, Aubrey Fitch, Felix Stump, Ernest J. King, Warren G. Child, Dan Gallery, and Frank D. Wagner. A number of these individuals would go on to play critical roles during World War II. Langley’s story is their story. Aircraft carriers remain the centerpiece of American sea power projection. America’s First Aircraft Carrier provides the context on how CV 1, the “Covered Wagon,” and carrier development and utilization came to be.

Download or read book The Reminiscences of Vice Admiral Lloyd M Mustin U S Navy Retired written by Lloyd Montague Mustin and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: