Barnes, Stanley M.

Captain Barnes was a career naval officer. He graduated form the US Naval Academy in 1933 and received training in submarines. He attended Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron training in Rhode island prior to commanding MTBS 15 in the Mediterrean. He participated in the campaigns in Tunisia, Sicily, and in the invasion of Southern France. He was in a joint command under the British in the Mediterranean and considered it the most unique and challenging aspect of his career. In 1948-1949 he attended the Naval War College and later served on the staff for three years. Prior to retirement, he held destroyer commands and served in various capacities in the CNO's office.

Letter from New Canaan, CT sent to RADM Joseph C. Wylie, USN (Ret.), regarding his service as CO MTBS 15 in the Italian Theatre during WWII and problems of command and control with the Royal Navy, the loss of amphibious scouts reconnoitering Anzio beaches prior to the assault, superiority of U.S. radar, tactical doctrine, torpedoes, and the U.S. mission and role in combined command.

Typescript entitled, “A Personal Narrative History of MTB Squadron 15”. Barnes was CO of the squadron, which was located in the Mediterranean in 1943–1944. The Squadron’s activities and operations during the invasions of North Africa, Sicily, Salerno and Southern France are covered as well as the relationship with the Royal Navy under whose operational control the squadron was for half of its existence.

College curriculum items, including orientation materials, lectures, addresses, tactical, strategic, demonstrative, scouting and screening and operational problems, maneuver rules, fire effect diagrams, quick decision problems, directives, manuals, articles, historical presentations compiled by members of the Department of Intelligence on naval battles, and translations of the War at Sea, 1914–1918, and miscellaneous NWC publications.