United States Naval Institute

Kauffman, Draper, RADM, USN, 1911-1979. Education, USNA, 1933; Resigned, U.S. Navy; Employed by U.S. Liner Steamship Company; Joined American Ambulance COI]>S with French Army, 1940, and was captured by the Gennans; Joined U.S. Naval Reserve, 1941; Organized U.S.Naval Bomb Disposal School, 1942-1943; Orga­ nized first Navy Demolition Team, 1943; CO, Undenvater Demolition Team, Team 5, 1944; Transferred to Regular Navy, 1946; Established first U.S. Navy Radiological Safety School, 1946.

Kauffman, Draper, RADM, USN, 1911-1979. Reminiscences of his position as Superintendent of the USNA, including integration of the Academy and academic problems; Impressions of the admiral during his years as COMWESNAVPHIL, by members of his staff and others, including Alejandro Melcher,Jr., Philip­ pine Ambassador; Chase Untenneyer, the Admiral's Aide; RADM H. B. Robertson, Attorney; CAPT George Hange, Supply Officer, and LCDR Bruce Wertz, Admiral's writer. Retired, 1973.

Walker, Edward K., RADM, USN, 1904-1988. Education, USNA, 1925; USS Florida, 1925-1926; Submarine School, New London, Conn., 1925-1932; PG School, 1932-1934; CO, USSS-21, 1935-1937; CO, USS S-31, 1937; Staff, CO, Sub­marine Force, U.S. Fleet Pacific, 1940-1942; CO, USSMayrant, 1942-1943, Invasions of North Af­rica and Sicily; CO, USS Effingham, 1945-1946; CO, USS Elokomin, 1946; CO, USS Canisteo, 1946-1947; Ordnance Curricula Officer, PG School, 1947-1951; Squadron CO, Destroyer Squad­ ron 14,1951-1952; CO, U.S. Naval Mine Depot, 1952-1955; Retired, 1955.

Hooper, Edwin B., VADM, USN, 1909-1986. Education, USNA, 1931; USS Pensacola, 1931-1936; USS Cushing, 1936-1938; MS, MIT, 1940; USSWashington, 1941-1944, with the British Home Fleet off Norway and in the South Pa­ cific in the Solomons and Gilbert campaigns, 1941-1944; USS Alaska, 1944-1945; Officer in Charge of Maintenance, Pacific Fleet, 1945; Staff, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission where he planned for the first nuclear tests, 1947-1949; CO, USS Waccamaw, 1949-1950; Staff, BuOrd, where he developed first nuclear anti-submarine weapon, 1950-1952; Student, National War Col­ lege, 1952-1953; CO, USS Sierra, 1954-1955; Assistant Chief of the BuOrd for Research, 1955- 1958; CO, Destroyer 26 Squadron 1958-1959; Director, Naval Long Range Studies Project and Amphibious Group I, 1961-1962; Director, Anti-Submarine Warfare Research and Develop­ ment, 1962-1964; Deputy CNO Development, 1965; CO, Service Force, Pacific Fleet, 1965-1968, during Vietnam buildup;Joint Logistics Review Board, 1969-1970; Retired, 1970; Director of Na­ val History, 1970-1976.

Layton, Edwin T., RADM, USN, 1903-1984. Education, USNA, 1924; USSWest Virginia, and USS Chase, 1924-1929; U.S. Naval Attache, japan and instruction in Japanese language, 1929-1932; Office of Naval Intelligence, 1933; USS Pennsylvania, 1933-1936; Assistant Naval Attache, Japan, 1937-1939; CO, USS BOGGS, 1939- 1940; Combat Intelligence Officer, Pacific Fleet, under ADM Nimitz, 1941-1945; CO, U.S. Naval Net Depot, Tilburton, Calif., 1945-1948; Director, School of Naval Intelligence, 1948-1950; Fleet Intelligence Officer, Pacific Fleet, 1951-1953; Intelligence Staff,JCS, 1953-1954; Director, Naval Intelligence School, 1956-1958; Retired, 1959.

Reich, Eli T., VADM, USN, 1913-. Education, USNA, 1935; Duty in USS Pensacola, USS Waters, USS Lawrence, USS Gilmer and USS Texas, 1935-1939; Student, Submarine School, 1939; XO, USS Sealion, 1941; CO, USS Stingray, 1942; CO, USS Sealion, 1944; CO, USS Compton, 1945; Staff, USNA, 1946-1948; Staff, Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va., 1949-1950; CO, USS Stoddard, 1951-1952; Head, Un­ derwater Ordnance Systems Group, 1954-1955; CO, USSAucilla, 1957-1958; CO, USS Canberra, 1960-1961; Assistant Chief, Bureau of Naval Weapons for Surface Missile Systems, 1961-1962.

Reich, Eli T., VADM, USN, 1913-. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, 1970-1973, Vol. II, O.H. 29 A Director, Surface Missile System Project, Office of Naval Materiel, Navy Department, 1963- 1965; CO, Anti-Submarine Warfare Group 5, 1965-1966; Director, 1967; Deputy Comptroller, USN, 1967-1970; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, 1970-1973; Retired, 1973. In retirement served as Administrator of the Office of Petroleum Allocation, De­ partment of Interior and Special Consultant to Deputy Secretary William Clemens, with special cognizance over ship building and contracts.

Zumwalt, Elmo R., Jr., ADM, USN, 1920-2000. Youth, family, education at the U.S. Naval Academy, summer cruises, service in World War II in the Pacific Theater and the Aleutians, ship commands, Naval War College graduate, 1953, Na­ tional War College, Aide to SecNav Paul Nitze, CO, U.S. Naval Forces, Vietnam, 1968-1970.

Eller, Ernest, M., RADM, USN, 1903-1992. Education, USNA, 1921-1925; President, Trident Society and Editor of the Trident; USS Utah, 1925-1926; Student, Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, R.I., 192&-1927; USS Texas, 1927; Student, Submarine Base, New London, Conn., 1927-1928; USS S-33, 1928-1930; USS Utah, dur­ ing conversion from a battleship to a target ship, 1930-1932; Executive Department, Department of English and History, USNA, 1932-1935; Organizer and Conductor, Fleet Machine Gun School, USS Utah, 1935-1938; Department of English and History, and Department of Ordnance and Gunnery, USNA, 1938-1940.

This collection represents the Naval War College's collection of oral histories. While some were carried out and recorded by NWC, many others are printed matieral from other institions, including the US Naval Institute, Columbia University, the Library of Congress' Veterans History Project, and the Naval Historical Foundation.

The NWC-created histories that are unique to this repository were collected from alumni, previous faculty/staff, and local veterans. They also represent a concerted effort to collect the stories of women in the armed forces. Oral histories from the female corps of WAVES, SPARS, nurses, as well as military spouses can be found in this collection.

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