John Hoover oral history transcription
Scope and Contents
Microfilm. Hoover, John, ADM, USN, 1887-1970. Education, USNA. 1906; Duty in USS Chicago, USS Chester, USS Paulding and USS North Dakota; Early torpedo, destroyer and aviation training; Naval War College Summer Course; WWI service; Pacific Fleet under ADM W. V. Pratt; Submarine training and CO, Submarine Division 8, Canal Zone; Naval Aviator, 1929; XO, USS Lexington; Impressions of ADM E. T. King; Naval War College; CO, Naval Air Station, San Diego; CO, USS Langley; Army War College; Chief of Staff to ADM Halsey, 1940; CO, Tenth Naval District, Sanjuan; Defenses of Caribbean area during WWII; Pacific Theater during WWII; Impressions of Spruance and Nimitz; General Board; Postwar Army Navy Petroleum Board and Evaluation Board for Bikini Bomb Tests; Retired, 1948. On microfiche.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Creator
- Columbia University (Organization)
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Access is open to all researchers, unless otherwise specified.
Extent
1 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Naval War College Archives Repository