William Smedberg oral history transcription

Smedberg, William, III, VADM, USN, 1902-1994. Education, USNA, 1926; USS New Mexico, 1926--1927; USS Mullany, 1927-1930; USS North Carolina, 1930--1933; Naval Aide to CNO ADM H. Stark, 1939-1942; CO, USS Landsdowne dur­ ing WWII in Atlantic and Southern Solomon Islands; CO, USS Hudson with operations in the Northern Solomon Islands, 1943; U.S.Fleet Combat Intelligence Officer, CIC, U.S. Fleet, 1944- 1946; Naval Aide to SECNAVJames Forrestal, 1946; CO, Destroyer 35 Division 1946--1948; Head, Departtnent of Electrical Engineering, 1948-1951; CO, USS IOWA during the Korean War, 1951-1952.