Naval War College (U.S.)

Fitch discusses his career in the US Marine Corps as an aviator, billet assignments, and his promotion to Lieutenant General. Includes his growing up years in Florida, military education, various squadrons, assignment as Deputy Chief of Staff, Naval Aviation, 1982-1984, comments on military and political leaders he interacted with, and retirement in 1984.

Paynter, William, 1916-. Youth in Philadelphia, PA; graduate of Trinity College, 1937;joined the U.S. Navy in 1941; PT Boat training, Melville, R.I.; Assigned as CO, PT boat 362, Squadron 19 in Somoe-Somoe, Southwest Pacific; Won the Navy Cross for rescuing the crew of a disabled PT boat; Promotion to lieutenant; Executive Officer, Squadron 19; Assigned to PT Squadron 40, Melville.RI.; Discharged in 1945;Joined the Naval Reserves; Retired as a commander; Civilian career as a re­ porter for the Hartford CouranL

Letter from Rear Admiral William S. Sims, President, Naval War College, concerning review of galley proof of a book by Goodrich and schedule of activities, January 29, 1921. Penciled notes on verso.

Sheffield, William, 1919-. Joined the Navy, 1941; Assigned to Communications Department, Washington, D.C.; Local Defense School; Subchaser Training Center, Miami, Fla.; Assigned to SC-1468, Miami; Duty in subchaser in the Caribbean; Quonset Point NAS, Anti-Submarine Development unit; Subchaser Training School; Fire Fighting School; Damage Control School; Executive Officer, US.S William M. Hobby; Discharged from the Navy, 1945; Naval Reserves, 1945-1954; Employment, Brown and Sharpe and plastics industry; Comments on the significance of the Navy for his life.

Small, William, N., Admiral, USN (Ret.) 1927. Youth; U.S. Naval Academy; Flight training; Deployments to Korea, WESTPAC, Vietnam; CO, USS Independence; ASW problems; Soviet Threat; CO, Sixth Fleet; Vice CNO; Naval Material; CINCSOUTH; Country visits; NATO; Lebanon bombing of Marine Barracks; Retirement and postretirement activities.

Annitage, Willifred, 1921-2005. Reminiscences of a WWII enlisted rate in the SPARS, USCG. Includes youth in Pawtucket, work in telephone company,joined Coast Guard in 1943; Boot camp at Hunter College and Palm Beach, Fla., in the Biltmore Hotel; Assigned to Palm Beach where headed the switch board; En­ joyed duty there, met movie actor Victor Mature, Sid Caesar andJack Dempsey; Transferred to At­ lantic City where in charge of switchboard; V:J Day celebrations; Impact of SPARS service on life; Post-CG career atJP Coates and Apex; Positive experience in the service.

Letters received from presidents, of the Naval War College, Newport, RI, 1895–1927.

Love, Winfred, CAPT, USN, 1914-1999. Reminiscences of Captain Love's service in the WAVES in WWII and subsequent naval career. Includes early years in West Virginia, graduation from Mary Baldwin College, graduate work at John Hopkins University; Assistant to the president, Mary Baldwin College; Joined the WAVES in August 1942; Training at Midshipmen's School, Smith College; Assigned to BuPers, 1942-1944; Comment on Mildred McAfee Horton, Director of the WAVES; Reaction to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941; Assistant Personnel Officer, NAS, Hawaii, 1944-1946; V:J Day celebrations; Dis­ charge, 1946; Veterans Administration, Richmond, Va., 1946-1948; Administrative Assistant to Inspector C:senera1, Navy, 1948-1951; Pub1ic Relations Officer, NAC, Phi1ade1phia, Pa., 1951- 1953; WAVES OCS, Newport, R.I., WAVES, Detailer, BuPers, 1956-1960; Atlantic Fleet HDQs, Norfolk, Va., 1960-1963; Navy Training Pubs Center, 1968-1973; Promoted to Captain; Post-re­tirement career in personnel, 1973-1978; Travel and volunteer work; Retirement in Newport, R.I. and Fla.

Administrative records; collected documents, chiefly copies, relating to the Battle of Leyte Gulf, 1944; and miscellaneous materials relating to Battle Evaluation Group Studies produced on battles of Savo Island, Midway, and Coral Sea.

World War II on Bataan. Reminiscences of the Bataan campaign by Sergeant Pacifico Macapagal of the Thirty-first Di­ vision, Sniper Company commanded by General Bluemel. Macapagal's unit surrendered to the Japanese in 1942and he participated in the famous Bataan Death March; Account of the offshore patrol, the forerunner of the Philippine Navy by Captain Alberto Navarette, including their train­ ing, ships, weapons and wartime activity; Interviews with Major General Guillermo B. Francisco on the Defense of Bataan, with Commodore Ricardo Papa of the offshore patrol, and with Gen­ eral Manuel Yan on the invasion of Luzon by the Japanese, the Bataan Campaign and the Death March; Memories of General Douglas MacArthur by SMSGTS Solomon Bayonetta, his personal driver, 1937-1942, including an account of how he saved MacArthur's life and his funeral in 1964.