Kemp Tolley oral history transcription, Vol. 2
Scope and Contents
Tolley, Kemp, RADM, USN, 1908-2000. Reminiscences include detailed account of controversy over Pearl Harbor and U.S. entry in WWII; XO, USSWake; Skippered schooner USS Lanikai from Manila to Perth, W. Australia; Assis tant Naval Attache, USSR, 1942-1944, with extensive commentary on travels in USSR and war time politics there; CO, USS Vermilion; CO, LST Squadron 2; Director, Intelligence Division, Armed Forces Staff College, 1949-1952; CO, Amphibious Squadron 5, Amphibious Group, West ern Pacific, 1954-1956; CO, Fleet Activities, Yokosuka, Japan, 1956-1958, with extensive com mentary onjapan; Retired, 1959. Author of Yangtze Patrol, Cruise of the Lanikai and Caviar and Commissars.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Creator
- United States Naval Institute (Organization)
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Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository