United States Naval Institute

Murray, Albert K., CDR, USN, 1906-1992. Transcript of Navy Artist A. K. Murray with commentary on the principal Navy and Marine Corps leaders of World War II, including William Halsey, Chester W. Nimitz and Ernest].King, of whom he painted portraits. There are some observations on the invasion of Southern France in August 1944.

Ward, Alfred G., ADM, USN, 1908-1982. Education, USNA 1932; Commissioned, 1932; Early setvice, USS Northampton, USS Peny, USSNorth Carolina; CO, USS Hollister, 1946-1947; CO, Destroyer Division 102, 1950-1951; Stu­ dent, Naval War College, 1953-1954; CO, Amphibious Squadron, 1956--1957; Cruiser 1 Division 1959-1960; CO, Amphibious Force Atlantic, 1961-1962; CO, Second Fleet and Strike Fleet Atlan­ tic, 1961-1963; Deputy CNO, 1963-1965; U.S. Representative to NATO Military Committees, Washington, D.C., and Brussels, Belgium, 1965-1968.

Pride, Alfred M., ADM, USN, 1897. Enlisted, USNTR, 1917; Ensign, USNR, 1918; Naval Air Station, Hampton Roads, Va., 1919- 1922; USS Langley, 1922-1924; USS Saratoga, involved in commissioning and fitting out, 1926; USS Lexington, 1932-1934; NAS, Washington, D.C., 1934-1936; USS Wright, 1937-1938; XO, USS Saratoga, 1941-1942; CO, USS Belleau Wood, 1943-1944; CO, Carrier 6 Division 1946-1947; CO, Carrier 2 Division 1951-1955; CO, Air Force, Pacific Fleet, 1956-1959; Retired, 1959. ADM Pride was the first Naval Officer to fly ajet plane and the first to reach the rank of Vice Admiral without having graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy.

Burke, Arleight A., ADM, USN, 1901-1996. Reminiscences of years as CNO, with accounts of persons, international crises, and problems affecting the U.S. Navy, including impressions of Dwight D. Eisenhower andJohn Foster Dulles; Quemoy-Matsu Crisis; Closing of the Suez Canal; Navy Budget and economic issues; Debate over conventional versus nuclear weapons; Development of sidewinder; Naval Bases in Rota, Spain and Holy Loch, Scotland; The Vietnam Crisis; The hijacking of the Santa Maria; The Bay of Pigs incident.

Burke, Arleight A., ADM, USN, 1901-1996. This oral history is divided into six interviews, each focusing on a separate topic in no particu­ lar chronological order. In interview one, Admiral Burke tells of an invitation to participate in a Japanese 1V documentary dealing with the use of minesweepers in the Korean War, while in in­ terview two he focuses on the evolution of the Japanese Navy and his role in it. Interview three deals with the Korean War and Burke's role as CNO Forrest Sherman's representative there. In­ terviews four through six treat Burke's wartime association with Admiral Marc Mitscher, when he served as his chief of staff during the major battles in the Central Pacific.

Burke, Arleight A., ADM, USN, 1901-1996. This volume in the Special Series deals with Burke's service on the General Board, March 1947 toJuly 1948,where he was tasked with a study of the Naval Shore Establishment. This project expanded to include the relevant civilian and military agencies in an effort to plan for the years ahead. Burke comments on his appointment to the Korean Armistice Delegation duringJuly-De­ cember 1951, that began work on a treaty while fighting still continued, and his position as head of OP-30, the Strategic Plans Division of the Navy.

Burke, Arleight A., ADM, USN, 1901-1996. This oral history is divided into two parts: Part one contains Admiral Burke's notes on OP-23, with information on the German General Staff that pertains to the unification crisis facing the United States Armed Forces in 1949; Part two consists of the standard interview format and fo­ cuses on the problems of the Military Unification Program.

Burke, Arleight A., ADM, USN, 1901-1996. Volume IV in the Special Series with Admiral Burke focuses on the Unification Controversy in 1949.The first part contains Admiral Burke's narrative on Military History from the French Revo­ lution through WWII and the lessons derived there from. A series of six interviews follows in which Burke treats the establishment in 1948 of OP-23, a division of the Staff of the Chief of Naval Operations. As head of OP-23, Burke had to fend off attempts by the Air Force to absorb naval avi­ ation, in what became known as the Unification Controversy. Topics and persons discussed include the Air Force, James Forrestal, the French Army, Napoleon, WWI, WWII, and Stuart Symington.

Austin, Bernard L., VADM, USN, 1902-1979. Education, The Citadel and USNA, 1924; USS New York, 1924-1926; Submarine training and service, 1927-1931;USNA, Teaching Staff, 1931-1934; CO, USS R-11, 1934-1937;Press Relations Officer, Navy Department, 1937-1940; CO, Destroyer 46 Division 1943; CO, Destroyer Division 27 and Destroyer 14 Squadron 1943-1944; Assistant Chief of Staff, CIC, Pacific Fleet and Ocean Areas, 1944-1945; National War College, 1946-1947; CO, Service Squadron 1, Service 3 Squad­ ron 1950-1951; Director, International Affairs Division, Office of CNO, 1952-1954; Director, Joint Staff Office, 1956-1958; CO, Second Fleet, 1958-1959; President, Naval War College, 1960- 1964; Retired, 1964.