Naval War College (U.S.)

Marci, Joseph A., Captain, USCG (Ret.) 1924-. Graduate of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, 1944; Served in SSAble Sterns; Assigned to the Philippines; Convoyed troops from France to United States; Mediterranean tour, 1949-1950; Served in Atlantic during the Korean War and was assigned to Yokohama, Japan, during the Viet­ nam War; Retired in 1974.

Journal detailing the daily operations of the Naval War College starting on 1892 Jul 22 when Captain A. T. Mahan assumed command as its President through 1895 Feb 19. This volume includes notes about the daily weather conditions, events taking place each day, and the time when buildings were closed each day.

Daily diary or log maintained by Commander Charles H. Stockton detailing the construction of Luce Hall from 1891-1892. Also included at the end of this volume is a financial memorandum as to the building appropriations.

Gibbs, June Nesbitt, 1922. Reminiscences ofJune Gibbs who was an officer in the WAVES in WWII. Includes education at Wellesley College, course in cryptography; Enlisted in the WAVES in 1942; Training at USNMS (WR) at Smith College and Mt. Holyoke; Assigned to Naval Communication Annex, Washington, D.C.,where she worked on breaking the German code; Worked with early computers; Social life; Comments on Mildred McAfee and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek; V:J Day celebrations; Discharged inJanuary 1946; Impact of WAVES seIVice on her life; Received M. A. from Boston University; In­ volvement in Republican politics in Middletown, R.1.; On Town Council and a State Senator.

This paper published by NWC's Center for Advanced Research covers the College's history and tradition of responding to American naval need. The paper discusses NWC's struggles to establish its institutional identity, educational outcomes, and while contributing to the development of American naval professionalism.

Cowart, Kenneth K., VADM, USCG, 1905-. USCG Academy, 1926; Assistant Engineer Officer, Mojave; Line duty, Tucker, 1927;Assistant Engineer Officer, Tampa, 1927-1928; Engineering duty, MOJAVE, 1928; Assistant Engineer Offi­ cer/Navigator, Pontchartrain, 1928-1930; Engineer Officer, Herndon, 1930-1932; Student, Na­ val Academy Postgraduate School, Annapolis, Md., 1933; M. S., 1934; Instructor, CG Academy, 1934-1938; Line duty, Saranac, 1938;Administrator/Instructor, U.S. Maritime Service Training, Fort Trumbull, Conn., 1938-1942; Engineer Officer, Campbell, 1942-1943; CO, Campbell, 1943-1944; Chief, Merchant Marine Personnel Division, CGHQ, 1944-1945; CO, USS ADM. E.W. Eberle, 1945-1946; District Engineer Officer, Twelfth CG District Office, San Francisco, Calif.; Assistant Engineer Chief, HQ, Washington, D.C.; Engineer in Chief, CG, 1950-1954; Special As­ sistant to the Commandant of the CG, 1958-1959; Retired, 1959.

Veth, Kenneth L., RADM, USN, 1911-. USNA, 1935; USS Pennsylvania, flagship of the Commander in Chief, United States Fleet, 1935-1937; Assistant Communications Officer, CO, Battleship 2 Division 1937-1938; Gunnery Officer, USS Phoenix, 1938; Mining Officer, USS Ramsey, 1941; Assistant U.S. Naval Attache, London, England, 1941-1942; Office of CNO, and BuOrd, Washington, D.C., 1942-1943; Assis­ tant Gunnery Officer, Staff of CO, Seventh Fleet, 1943; Intelligence and Liaison Officer, Staff of ADM Lord Louis Mountbatten, Royal Navy, Supreme Allied CO, Southeast Asia, 1943-1945; Of­ fice of CNO, 1945-1947; Operations Officer, USS Little Rock, 1947-1949; CO, USS Everett F. Larson, 1949-1950; Office of JCS, Washington, D.C., 1950-192; Student, Naval War College, 1952-1953; CO, Mine Division 2, USS Hannon, 1953-1954; CO, USS Monongahela, 1954-1955; National Security Agency, Washington, D.C., 1955-1958; Staff, CO, Carrier 20 Division 1958- 1959; Fitting out duty, USS Providence, 1959; CO, USS Providence, 1959; CO, Destroyer Flotilla Seven, 1960-1961; CO, Mine Force Pacific, and CO, Naval Base, Long Beach, Calif., 1961-1964; CO, Anti-Submarine Warfare Group Three, 1964-1965; Chief, Legislative Affairs, Navy Depart­ ment, 1965-1967; CO, U.S. Naval Advisory Group, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, 1967-1968; CO, Fourth Naval District, Philadelphia, Pa., and CO, Naval Base, Philadelphia, 1968-1973; Retired, 1973.

Erickson discusses his WWII service as a yeoman in YMS 180. Includes comments on his basic training at IS Naval Training Station and Yeoman School in Newport, RI, life aboard ship, convoy duty from Key West to Cuba, possible torpedoing of a German submarine, travel to Hawaii through the Panama Canal, duties aboard ship, ship's captains, minesweeping at Ulithi and Pelelieu, rescue of crew of YMS 385, visit to Ngulu, return to Bremerton, attended the University of Idaho on the GI Bill, civilian employment at IBM, Naval Reserves, and significance of WWII service.

Patton, Kennon B. Henderson, 1918-. Youth in Carrollton, Ga.; College and work experience; joined the Officer Corps of the WAVES; Attended U.S. Naval Midshipmen's School (WR),at Mount Holyoke College and Smith College; Assigned to Communications Office, COM 6, Charleston, S.C., and appointed Assistant Mess Treasurer, Officers Mess; Communications Office, COM 14, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; Recre­ ation, Social life, V:J Day; Discharged, Memphis, Tenn.; Work in Atlanta, Ga.; Marriage and move to South Carolina; Significance of WAVES service.

Lee, Kent L., VADM, USN, 1923. Typescript of interview with VADM Lee, including growing up years in South Carolina, enlist­ ment in the Navy in 1940, training as an Aviation Mechanic, Aviation Cadet training and flight training, 1942-1944; Bomber Squadron 15 in USS Essex, 1944; Commentary on WWII aircraft; Education at Columbia University; General Line School, Newport, RI., 1949-1950; Staff Officer and Attack Pilot, Korean War, 1950-1952; Naval PG School, 1953-1954; Air Development 3 Squadron 1954-1956; Instructor, Navy Weapons School, Norfolk, 1956-1958; CO, Attack 46 Squadron 1958-1959; Office of Naval Research, l959-1960;Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff, 1960-1962; USS Enterprise, CO, Carrier Air Group 6, 1962; AEC, 1963-1964; CO, USSALAMO, 1964-1965; Naval Aide to Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1965-1967.