Arthur W Radford (DD 968) - Naval Cruise Book

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Keel Laying; ' JANUARY 31. 1974

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ADMIRAL ARTHIR W. RADFORD I NITED STATES NAVV RETIRED Admiral Radford served in three wars. He was on board the USS SOUTH CAROLINA, a battleship of the Atlantic Fleet, and was Aide and First Lieutenant to Commander Battleship Division ONF:: during World War I. He served in the Navy Department ' s Bureaus of Aeronautics and Naval Personnel and in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations early in World War H, and as Commander Carrier Division ELEVEN and SIX, and on the Staff of Commander Aircraft, Pacific, during the latter part of that war. At the outbreak of Korean Hostilities he was serving as Commander in Chief, I . S. Pacific Fleet, later being given the responsibility of the Marianas-Bonin Area and the Philippines-Formosa Area. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on February 27, 1896, he entered the Naval Academy from Iowa in 1912, after attending ' high school in Grinnell, Iowa. He was graduated and commissioned Ensign in 1916 and a-ssigned to the SOFTH CAROLINA. After the Armistice which ended World War I, he had staff duty until April 1920, then had flight training and was designated Naval Aviator n2S96 in Noveitiber of that year. Assigned next to the newly established Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, he subsequently served with aviation units of the tender AROOSTOCK, and the battleships COLORADO and PENNSYL- VANIA. From .July 1927 until March 1929 he was attached to the Naval Air .Station, San Diego, after which he headed the Alaskan Survey Detachment, investigating forest and mineral resources in Alaska. He joined the SARATOGA in November 1929, and commanded that carrier ' s Flighting Squadron ONE from July 1930 to May 1931, then served on the Staff of Commander Aircraft Battle Force, still attached to the SARATOGA. Another tour of duty in the Bureau of Aeronautics preceded sea duty as Navigator of the tender WRIGHT, and further duty on the Staff of Commander Aircraft, Battle Force. He commanded the Naval Air Station, Seattle, from June 1937 until May 1940, and for a year thereafter was Executive Officer of the carrier VORKTOWN. Following World War II, he was ordered to the Navy Department to assist in planning the post-war Navy. In December 194.5 he became Deputy CNO (Air) and after a year in command of the SF ' COND lask Fleet, returned to the Navy Department as Vice Chief of Naval Operations. He served as Commander in Chief, Pacific F ' leet and High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, prior to and during the Korean Conflict, and in addition was given increased responsibilities concerning Military Assistance Programs in Southeast Asia. In June 19. ' j3 he was appouited Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, by the President, and on August 1.5, 1955, was reappointed for a second term. He was retired August 1. 1957.

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Outfitting: JULY 23, 1975 AUGUST 28, 1975 JUNK 24, 1976