The Reminiscences of Rear Adm. John F. Davidson, USN (Ret.)

Name: The Reminiscences of Rear Adm. John F. Davidson, USN (Ret.)
Brand: Naval Institute Press
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After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1929, Admiral Davidson served in the battleships Utah (BB-31) and Arizona (BB-39). From 1933, when he entered submarine school, through World War II, his life was submarines, with service in the USS Cachalot (SS-170) and S-45 (SS-156), and command of the S-44 (SS-155), Mackerel (SS-204), and Blackfish (SS-221). One of his talented junior officers in the Blackfish was Eugene Wilkinson, later the first skipper of the nuclear-powered submarine USS Nautilus (SSN-571). Davidson discusses war patrols in both Atlantic and Pacific. Another thread running through his career was the detailing of officers, a difficult business that Davidson tackled with finesse. After serving as a department head at the Naval Academy in the early 1950s and commanding the heavy cruiser USS Albany (CA-123), he returned to Annapolis as Superintendent in the early 1960s. He offers many reflections on the joys and trials of that position, including reminiscences of many top political and military leaders. Admiral Davidson has an engaging style that makes his oral history a particular pleasure to read.

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Number of Pages:: 488
Release Date:: 1974-05-15
Publication Date:: 1974-05-15
Publisher:: Naval Institute Press
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1682699560
ISBN13:: 9781682699560
Weight:: 1476 g
Height:: 22.1 cm
Width:: 28.6 cm
Thickness:: 3.1 cm

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