Naval War College (U.S.)

Miller, Henry L., RADM, USN, 1912-1992. Education, USNA, 1930-1934; Naval Aviator, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla., 1938; Three-year sea duty on USS Texas, and USS Saratoga; Flight Instructor and Personnel Officer, Naval Air Station, Ellyson Field, Fla., 1940-1942; Trainer of Tokyo Raiders, USS Hornet, 1942; CO, Air Group 23, USS Princeton, 1942-1944; CO, Air Group 6, USS Hancock, 1944-1945; Air Operations Instructor, Navy Department, 1945-1947; XO, Air Branch, Office of Naval Research, 1947-1948; Public Information Officer, Staff of Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, 1948-1950; XO, Composite 7 Squadron 1950-1951; XO, USS Leyte, 1951-1952; Strategic Plans Division, Of­fice of the CNO, 1953--1955; CO, U.S. Naval Station, Sangley Point, Puzon, PI, 1955; CO, Fleet Air, Philippines, and CO, Naval Air Bases, Philippines, 1955-1957; Director, Progress Analysis Group, Office of the CNO, 1957-1959; CO, USS Hancock, 1959-1960; Chief of Staff and Aide to the Commander Naval Air Force, Pacific, 1960-1961; CO, Carrier 15 Division 1961-1962.

Rommel, Herbert, Captian, USN (Ret.) 1915-. Youth in Lansdowne, Pa.; Attended Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; Fidelity Phil­ adelphia Trust, 1932-1938;Joined U.S. Naval Reserve, 1938; USS Oklahoma, 1940; Witnessed at­ tack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941; USS Gridley, 1942-1945, in the Pacific Theater; CO, USS Wilkes, 1945-1946; General Line School, Newport, RI., 1946-1947; Comments on postwar Navy; USS Burke, 1947-1948; Attended Naval War College, 1948-1949; CO, USS Haynesworth, 1950-1952; Office of the CNO, 1952-1955; XO, USSWorcester, 1955-1956; Staff, Naval War Col­ lege, 1956-1960; USS Amphion, 1960-1961; Director of Logistics Plans, CINCANTFLT, 1961; CO, Washington Navy Yard, 1963-1966; Chief of Staff, Newport Naval Base, 1967-1969; Retired in 1969; Proprietor of Arnold's Art Store.

Pepper, Hester Laning, 1907. Reminiscences of her life and experiences as a Navy Junior and daughter of ADM Harris Laning, President of NWC, 1930-1933; Includes comments on her father, his youth, USNA, cruises, marriage, Great White Fleet voyage, 1912 Olympics and rifle team, WWII; Pandemic of 1918; Naval War College staff; CO, USS Pennslyvania; High School, European tour; Attended art school; Three months in Hawaii; European tour in 1929; Social life during NWC presidency, 1930--1933; Father's promotion to Admiral; Followed the fleet to Panama; Christening of USS Honolulu, and USS Salmon; Naval Home, Philadelphia, Pa.; Admiral Laning's death 1941; Post­ Navy life and residences in Hartford, Conn., and Philadelphia, Pa.; Family; Navy connections.

Naval War Gaming, History of. lnterviews with Naval War College civilian personnel, Walter Dring, Philip Gaudet, and John K Martin, regarding the development and evolution of war gaming at the College. Discussions in­ clude war gaming against Japan, and impressions of Admirals Nimitz, Sims, Kalbfus, Laning, McCalley, kinds of war games, gaming the Battle ofJutland, and war gaming in Luce, Pringle and Sims Hall.

Wylie, Joseph C., RADM, USN, 1911-1993. USNA, 1928-1932; USS Utah, 1929; Junior Officer, USS Arkansas; Ensign, USS Augusta, 1932-1936; CO, USS Reid, 1936--1938; CO, USSAltair, 1938-1939; Company Officer, Executive Department, USNA, 1939--1940; Assistant to the XO, USNA, 1940-1941; CO, USS Bristol, 1941- 1942; XO, USS Fletcher, 1942; CO, USS Trever, 1942-1943; CO, Combat Information Center, 1943--1944; CO, USS Ault, 1944-1945; Special Projects Officer, Office of Naval Research, BuShips,Jamestown, RI., 1945-1948; Student, Naval War College, 1948-1949; Operations Offi­ cer, USS San Diego, 1949-1950; Staff, Naval War College, 1950-1952; CO, USS Arneb, 1952- 1954; Section Head of Section 605, Plans Division, CNO's Office, Washington, D.C.; CO, USS Macon, 1958-1959; Plans Officer, SAClANT Staff, 1959--1960; Command Cruiser Division 3, Sev­ enth Fleet, 1960; USS Oklahoma City; USS Providence; Deputy Naval Inspector, Navy Depart­ ment, 1961-1962;]oint Strategic Survey Council, 1962-1964; Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations to the Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Va., 1964-1965; Naval Attache, London, 1965-1967; Deputy, Naval War College, 1967-1968; CO, Naval Base, Newport, RI., 1968 (3 months); CO, First Naval District, Boston, Mass., 1969--1972; Retired, 1972. Postretirement ca­ reer as Director of the Constitution Museum, Boston, Mass., and Chairman of the Sail Training Association.

Part of the NWC Oral History Program regarding the history of the Naval War College.

Oral history of Hugh Lynch, previous professor of the Naval War College, Newport, RI

Instruction (NAVWARCOL NOTE 5050) detailing the schedule of events and list of participants for the II MAF Seminar War Game scheduled to be conducted at the Naval War College's War Gaming Department on 1986 Dec 8-12.

This pamphlet provides information regarding the conduct of the Second International Seapower Symposium. Includes a complete schedule of events, a list of participants and escort officers, floorplans of the Newport Harbor Treadway Inn with participants room assignments and rosters of Observers, Aides, and U.S. Naval War College Seapower Symposium Staff.

Merker, Irene Gailey, 1910-2008. Reminiscences of a Navy Nurse during WWII. Includes youth in Shamokin, Pa.; Graduated from UPA Nursing School, 1931; Employed at Chestnut Hill Hospital through 1938;Joined the Navy Nurse Corps in 1938; Assigned to NAVHOSP, Washington, D.C., 1938-1940; Newport NAVHOSP, 1940-1941; USS Solace, 1941-1942; Witnessed attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941; Resigned from the Navy in April 1942; Marriage; Visiting Nurse, Burlington, Vt.; Attended Simmons College for B.S. and M.S. in Public Health; Providence District Nursing Association; Member of Pearl Harbor Survivors and NNC Associations.