William P. Mack oral history transcription

Mack, William P., VADM, USN, 1915-. Education, USNA, 1937; USS Idaho and USS John D. Ford, 1937-1942; Aide and Flag LT, CO, Amphibious Forces Pacific, USS Pennsylvania, 1942-1943, with reminiscences of early WWII battles; XO, USS Preston, I943-1944; CO, USS Woodworth, 1944-1946; OIC, U.S. Naval School, Bainbridge, Md., 1946-1949; CO, USS Anderson, 1949-1950; Assistant Chief of Staff, CO, De­ stroyer Flotilla One; Assistant Readiness Officer, CO, Cruiser-Destroyer Pacific, 1950-1953; CO, Detail Officer, BuPers, 1953-I955; Student, National War College, I955-I956; CO, Destroyer 22 Division I956-I957; Assistant Director, General Planning Group, Office of CNO, 1959; Naval Aide, SECNAV, 1959-1961; CO, Destroyer Squadron 28, with special duty planning naval review for President Kennedy, 1962; Counter-insurgency Staff, JCS, 1962-1963; Chief of Information, SECNAV, 1963-1966.