Publication

1975 - , No place, unknown, or undetermined

Language

English

Word Count

91,500 words, Guess

Page Count

366 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC359.3/31/0924
  • LCCMicrofiche V63.S84

Alternate Titles

  • Stump, Felix Budwell

Description

Naval officer. Topics include: family background; Naval Academy; early cruises, Central and South America; naval aviation training, Pensacola, 1919; aeronautical engineering, 1922-24; shore and sea commands, 1924-40: cruiser duty, dive bombing squadron, war games, Naval Air Maintenance Procurement Division, Bureau of Aeronautics; executive officer, Enterprise, 1940: ship organization manual; Langley, 1941; World War II: duty in Java, Australia, 1942; Captain of the new Lexington, 1943-44; the Marshalls, Truk; Commander, Carrier Division 24, 1944-45: operations in Western Pacific and Philippines areas, Leyte, air strikes; technical training command, Chief of Naval Air Technical Training, 1945-48; Korean War; Commander NATO striking fleet. Comments on naval colleagues, especially Admirals William Halsey, Hart, William Moffett, and Arthur Radford.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • N.Y.T. [i.e. New York times oral history program -- 1]

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