The Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Thomas J. Hamilton, USN (Ret.)

Name: The Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Thomas J. Hamilton, USN (Ret.)
Brand: Naval Institute Press
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This memoir concentrates on the two major aspects of Admiral Hamilton's career - in athletics and in naval aviation. He played for the Naval Academy's national championship football team in 1926 and was later coach and athletic director for the Academy. After retirement he was athletic director for the University of Pittsburgh and commissioner of the Pacific Eight Conference. As an aviator, he flew several types of aircraft: torpedo, scout, patrol, and transport. During World War II, he was air officer and executive officer of the famous carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6) and then commanded the escort carrier USS Savo Island (CVE-78) at war's end. At the beginning of the war, he combined his two interests while heading the Navy's pre-flight training program, which placed heavy emphasis on athletics.

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Number of Pages:: 178
Release Date:: 2019-05-23
Publication Date:: 2019-05-23
Publisher:: Naval Institute Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1682691187
ISBN13:: 9781682691182
Weight:: 723 g
Height:: 221 cm
Width:: 286 cm
Thickness:: 14 cm

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