Naval War College (U.S.)
Found in 742 Collections and/or Records:
Airplane Characteristics for use with Blue and Orange Fleets, Blue and Red Fleets, and Maneuver Rules
Alan H. French oral history transcription, 2007
French discusses his service with the US Army during WWII, 1941-1944. He joined the army in 1941 and was assigned to Fort Shafter in Hawaii where he witnessed the attack on Pearl Harbor. Later, he manned guns at the Hawaii Iron Works in Honolulu and was on an LST at the Battle of Saipan. Describes the raid on Pearl Harbor and the army's attempt to shoot down the Japanese planes, the destruction on Battleship Row, and the aftermath.
French was born in 1921 in Boston. He grew up in Enfield, MA, graduated from Belchertown High School and joined the Army in 1941. He was discharged in 1944 and worked at the Davisville Sea Bee base in Rhode Island for 30 years, retiring in 1976.
Part of the WWII Veterans Oral History Project.
Albert K. Sherman oral history transcription, 2004
Sherman, Albert K., 1918-2006. Youth in Newport, R.I..; Amherst College graduate, 1940;Joined the Navy in 1941; V-7 pro gram; Attack on Pearl Harbor; Assigned to sub chasers in Key West, Fla.; Escorted merchant ships; Instructor, Sub Chaser School, Miami, Fla.; Served in attack transport ship, Pacific Theater; V:J Day; Discharged December 1945; Owner of the Newport Daily News.
Alfred T. Mahan letter to Washington I. Chambers, 1892 Jul 27
Letter from Alfred T. Mahan, Newport, RI, July 27, 1892, to Lieutenant Washington I. Chambers, USN, regarding the concept of education at the Naval War College.
Alita Marks oral history transcription
Oral history of Alita Marks, twenty year career in the Navy Nurse Corps
Alma Nygaard Killam oral history transcription, 1996
Killam, Alma Nygaard, 1924-. Reminiscences of Mrs. Killam regarding her service in the WAVES in WWII. Includes youth in Lansing, Mich.; Enlistment in the WAVES in 1944; Training at USNTS (WR); Assignment as Yeo man, Records Section and Photo Intel Center, Anacostia; Social life; Description of work in map painting room; Marriage.July 1945;V:J Day celebration; Discharged in 1945; Death of FDR; Patri otism of citizenry; Impact of WAVES service on her life.
Bern Anderson papers
The Anderson papers consist of career papers, correspondence, subject files, writings, and other miscellaneous items related to the military career of Bern Anderson. The majority of the materials in this collection are from the career series and the correspondence series. These materials reflect many angles of his active United States Naval duty including: his personal letters during active duty, his materials regarding Operation Hollandia, his published and unpublished writings, diaries, citations, photographs, and newspaper clippings.
Annual command histories
Narrative and chronology of College history and information booklets.
Anthony J. Principi oral history transcription
Principi, Anthony J., 1944-. U.S. Naval Academy, 1967; Assigned to USSJoseph P. Kennedy, Volunteered for seIVice in Vietnam; River Patrol Squadron Five; Vietcong attacks; Combat restrictions; Comments on Admi ral Elmo Zumwalt; Attended law school; Entered navy JAG Corps
