Colgate W. Darden oral history transcription

Darden, Colgate W., Jr., 1897-1981. Education, University of Virginia; French Army, 1916; Training in Naval Aviation, 1917-1918; First Squadron, Marines, 1918;Accident in De Havilland DH-4, 1918; Columbia University, 1919- 1922; Member, Naval Affairs Committee, House of Representatives, l930s-l 940s; Commentary on state of U.S. Navy in the 1930s; Attempts by Carl Vinson and President Franklin D. Roosevelt to rearm in preparation for war with Japan; Board of VISitors, U.S. Naval Academy, 1930s; Reminis­ cences of ADM Chester W. Nimitz.