Naval War College (U.S.)

Eccles, Isabel (Mrs. Henry Eccles). Reminiscences of Mrs. Eccles for the program on Navy Wives. The interview documents her childhood on Long Island, education, courtship and marriage to RADM Eccles, their life to­ gether during his Navy career and retirement years in Newport, RI., and Needham, Mass. She comments on aspects of life in various duty stations, her impressions of flag rank officers, NWC presidents and academicians, the Newport community and the Naval War College.

Part of the Navy Wives oral history program

Parker, Jackson K., RADM, USN, 1925-. Enlistment in the Navy, 1942; USS Mervine, 1942-1947; USS Fremont, 1948-1950; Re­ cruiters' School, San Diego, 1950; Navy Recruiting Station, Raleigh, N.C., 1950-1952; USS Trathen, 1952-1954; Navy Recruiting Station, Raleigh, N.C., 1954-1955; USS Great Stikin, 1955- 1958; Officer Candidate School, 1958; Officer in Charge, Compressed Gases School, Norfolk Na­ val Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va., 1958-1960; Chief Engineer, USS Charles F. Adams, 1960-1962; Operations Officer, HQ, Eighth Naval District, New Orleans, La., 1962-1964; Chief Engineer, USSJosephus Daniels, 1964-1966; Student, Naval Guided Missile School, 1966-1967; XO, USS Conyngham, 1967-1968; Task Group CO, Rover Patrol Force ll6, Vietnam, 1968-1969; Staff, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, 1969-1972; CO, USS MacDonough, 1972-1973; CO, USS Richard E. Byrd, 1973-1974; Deputy Senior Member, Atlantic Fleet Propulsion Examining Board, 1974-1975;Deputy Senior Member, Pacific Fleet Propulsion Examining Board, 1975; Pro­ ject Manager, Naval Sea Systems Command, 1976-1978; OP-03P Steam Propulsion Improvement Program Coordinator, 1976-1978; CO, Destroyer 26 Squadron 1978-1979; CO, Destroyer 10 Squadron 1979-1980; Deputy Chief of Staff, Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, 1980-1983; CO, Naval Base, Norfolk, Va., 1983-1987.

Alger, James A., Jr. RADM, USCG, 1910-. USCG Ensign, 1931; B.S., 1931; Assistant Engineer, Saranac, 1931; Engineering duty, Upshur and McDougal, 1933; Assistant Engineer, Mendota, 1933; Engineer Officer, Hunt, 1933-1943; Engineer, Algonquin, 1934-1935; Engineer, Chelan, 1935--1937; Engineer, Cayuga, 1937-1938; Office of the Chief Engineer, CGHQ, 1938-1942; CO, Dione, 1942-1943; CO, Gresham, 1943; CO, USS Mosley, 1943-1944; CO, USS Lowe, 1944; Engineer, CG Yard, Curtis Bay, Md.; 1944- 1947; Planning Officer, CG Yard, Curtis Bay, Md., 1947-1948; CO, Pre-Commissioning Detail, Navy Seaplane Tenders, 1949; CO, Chincoteague, 1949--1950; Chief, Budget Division, CGHQ, 1950....1953; Planning Officer, CG Yard, 1953-1956; CO, Taney, 1956-1957;Engineering Mainte­ nance Officer, and CO, Enlisted Personnel, CG Academy, 1957-1959; Assistant Superintendent, CG Academy, 1959-1961; Chief, Office of Engineering, CGHQ, 1961-1962; Chief of Staff, USCG, 1962-1964; CO, First CG District, 1964-1967; Retired, 1967.

Ramage, James D., RADM, USN, 1916-. Reminiscences of RADM Ramage, including his growing up in Waterloo, Iowa; U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1939; Flight Training, WWII in the Pacific in USSEnterprise, 1943-1944; CO, Bombing 98 Squadron 1944-1946; Naval War College, 1946-1947; CO, Air Group 19, 1952-1954, during Korean War; CO, USS Salisbury SOUl'\D, 1960--1961; CO, USS Independence, 1963- 1964; Seventh Fleet in Vietnam, 1966-1967; Director, Naval Reserve, CNO's Office, 1973; CO, Ca­ ribbean Sea Frontier and CO, Tenth Naval District, 1973-1975; Discussion of Ramage's views an­ tithetical to ADM Zumwalt's; Retired, 1976.

Doolittle, James H., GEN, USAF, 1896-1993. General Doolittle describes the background to the famous air raid on Tokyo, Japan, in April 1942, which bears his name. He discusses the planning, training the crew, equipment and me­ chanical problems, and senrice relationships during and after the mission.

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.

Please note this is a partial listing of NWC's oral histories. Staff are actively inputting the collection into this repository. Contact us for a full listing.

Moreau, James W., RADM, JSCG, 1921-. Cadet, 1939; USCG Academy, 1942; Deck and Engineering Watch Officer, USCG HAIDA, l942-1944; Engineering Watch Officer, USS Admiral W. L. Capps, 1944; Engineer Officer, USS General A. W. Greely, 1945; Liaison Officer, CGHQ, Testing and Development Division, Office of Naval Research, Washington, D.C., 1945-1949; Field Oceanographer, Northwind, "Nanook" Arc­ tic Expedition, 1946; Engineer Officer, Mackinac, 1949-1950; XO, Cook Inlet, 1950; CO, Cook Inlet, l952; B.S., 1952-1953; Chief, Civil Engineering Section,Juneau, Alaska, l952-1955; Chief, Civil Engineering Section, St. Louis, Mich., 1956-1959; M.E., 1959; Chief, Plant and Personnel Division, and CO, Enlisted Personnel, CG Academy, 1959-1963; CO, Escanaba, 1963-1964; CO, Yakutat, 1964-1965; Chief, Civil Engineering Division, HQ, 1965-1967; Chief of Staff, three study groups, HQ, Civil Engineering Division, 1967; Assistant Project Manager, Polar Transportation Requirements, HQ, Civil Engineering Division, 1967-1968; Duty, Assistant Chief of Staff for Ocean Services, HQ, Civil Engineering Division, 1968-1969; Chief, Engineering Division, District Office, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1969-1970; Chief of Operations, Engineering Division, District Office, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1970-1971; Chief, Office of ReseIVe, HQ, 1971-1973; Chief, Office of Engi­ neering, HQ, 1973-1975; CO, Fourteenth CG District, 1975-1978; Retired 1978.

Scheck, Jane Rembowski, 1923-. Reminiscences of service as an officer in the WAVES in WWII. Includes youth in Detroit, Mich.; Graduation from UMI; Joined the WAVES in 1944; Training at USNMS (WR) Smith Col­ lege; Communications School, Mt. Holyoke College; Assigned to Naval Communication Annex, Washington, D.C., typing messages; Attitude of Naval Officers toward WAVES; Living conditions and recreation, V:J Day; Separated from the Navy in I946; Received MA in International Rela­ tions, USC;Journalism work in NYC; hnpact of WAVES on her life.

Youth in Yonkers, N.Y.; Graduate, Mount Saint Vincent College; Joined the WAVES, 1943; U.S. Naval Midshipmen's School (WR); Comments on patriotism, marching, and drilling, Cap­ tain's inspection; Attended Ordnance, Ammunition, Gunnery, and Chemical Warfare School; Assigned, Fleet Maintenance Division, Navy Department, Washington, D.C.; Comments on recreations and attitude of male officers toward WAVES: V:J Day; Significance of WAVES service; Postwar life and career; Dean, Katherine Gibbs School; Member, WAVES National and Connecti­ cut Mariners, Unit 82.

Petrucci, Janet Coit, 1918-2005. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted WAVE; Includes youth in East Providence, RI.;Worked as a hairdresser; Enlisted in the Navy in 1943for patriotic reasons; Trained at USNTS (WR) Bronx, N.Y.;Assigned to Sugar Camp, Dayton, Ohio, where she soldered wires; Assigned to Communica­ tions Intelligence, Washington, D.C., where she worked on breaking the Japanese Code; Supervi­ sor of her group; Lodged in WAVES quarters D; Social life; V:J Day; Married, January 1945; Discharged, November 1945; Comments on WAVES organization; WAVE reunion of Communi­ cation Specialists; Membership in WAVES National and Ocean State WAVES.