Oral History Collection

Resources (27)

• Admiral Alfred G. Ward

  1 vol. U.S. representative, NATO Military Committee, 1965–67; U.S representative to NATO Military Committee, Brussels, 1967–68; in command of U.S. Second Fleet at time of Cuban Missile Crisis.

• Admiral Arleigh A. Burke

  1 vol. His discussion of the Soviets and seapower.

• Admiral C. D. Griffin

  2 vols. Mentions his Far Eastern tours of duty, most particularly his final tour of duty as commander in chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe, 1965–68.

• Admiral Chester Bender

  1 vol. Former commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. Mentions his meetings with the Russians (largely in London) at IMCO (International Maritime Consultation Organization).

• Admiral David L. McDonald

  1 vol. Chief of naval operations, 1963–67.

• Admiral Edwin J. Roland

  2 vols. USCG. Refers to frequent meetings with Russians in connection with IMCO meetings. Roland was one-time commandant of U.S. coast guard.

• Admiral H. D. Felt

  2 vols. As a young officer he served in Russia in World War II. Later, 1960–64, he was commander in chief, Pacific, at the beginning of the Vietnam involvement.

• Admiral Horacio Rivero

  1 vol. Pertains especially to his final tour of duty as a naval officer, commander in chief, NATO command in Mediterranean (Cinc-South).

• Admiral James Russell

  1 vol. Deals especially with his contacts with Soviets in the Aleutians during World War II and when he had the NATO Command in the Mediterranean.

• Admiral Richmond (USCG)

  1 vol. Mentions his many contacts with Russians while attending IMCO meetings (International Maritime Consultation Organization), mostly in London. He was former commandant, USCG.

• Admiral Robert Lee Dennison

  1 vol. He was in command of all U.S. forces in the Atlantic at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

• Admiral U. S. Grant Sharp

  2 vols. Served as commander in chief, Pacific, 1964–68 (Vietnam war).

• Admiral Willard Smith

  1 vol. Former commandant, U.S. coast guard. He had many contacts with Russians at IMCO meetings in London.

• Dr. Waldo K. Lyon

  1 vol. Navy scientist. Deals with his work in the Arctic Ocean areas.

• Hanson W. Baldwin

  2 vols. Deals especially with the Middle East, Egypt, and Suez. Baldwin was with a British convoy from Cyprus to Suez at the time of the crisis, 1956.

• Rear Admiral Clarence E. Olsen

  1 vol. Interview dealing with his efforts and responsibilities to establish physical accommodations for U.S. delegation to the Yalta Conference. He was senior U.S. naval representative in Moscow at the time.

• Rear Admiral George Miller

  1 vol. Contains his studies and extensive remarks about Soviet seapower, Soviet missiles, Soviet strategy, etc.

• Rear Admiral Henry L. Miller

  2 vols. Refers to Russian spy ships, etc.

• Rear Admiral Joshua W. Cooper

  1 vol. 1961–63 was head of U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group in Norway. Many references to near neighbors of the Norwegians.

• Rear Admiral Samuel B. Frankel

  1 vol. Served at Murmansk and Archangel in World War II to handle lend-lease matters (1941–44). Earlier he was at Moscow and Kuybyshev when Moscow was under siege. He had post-World War II duties in the Far East—removing Allied POWs from Mukden, Manchuria; naval attache to Nanking, China, 1948–50.

• Rear Admiral Schuyler Pyne

  1 vol. Deals with wartime building of small ships in U.S. for Allies, etc. Later duty in rehabilitating Turkish navy.

• Vice Admiral Andrew McB. Jackson

  1 vol. Served as U.S. representative, United Nations Military Staff Committee (1967). Other references include the Arab-Israel Six Day War.

• Vice Admiral Chas

  Wellborn, Jr. 1 vol. Mentions his tours as senior naval officer, U.S. European Command, and work as U.S. representative, United Nations Military Committee, New York.

• Vice Admiral J. Victor Smith

  1 vol. Served as aide to Admiral Leahy at the Yalta Conference—vivid recollections. Later in his career he was senior United Nations officer at Panmunjam, Korea.

• Vice Admiral John Chew

  1 vol. Head of U.S. Anti-Submarine Warfare, Pacific, 1960s. Russian references.

• Vice Admiral Kleber Masterson

  1 vol. Comments on Soviet travlers and NATO exercises.

• Vice Admiral Lawson P. Ramage

  1 vol. References to submarines, modern developments, technology, etc.