Arthur W Radford (DD 968) - Naval Cruise Book

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Admiral Arthur W. Radford United States Navy 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 ONE 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 II. 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. U. 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 assigned to the SOUTH 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 2896 in November of that year. Assigned next to the newly established Bureau of Aeronautics. Navy Department, he subsequently served with aviation units of the tender AROOSTOOK, and the battleships COLORADO and PENNSYLVANIA . 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 carriers Fighting Squadron ONE from July 1930 to May 193 1 . 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 YORKTOWN. Following World War II. he was ordered to the Navy Department to assist in planning the post-war Navy. In December 1945 he became Deputy CNO (Air) and after a year in command of the SECOND Task Fleet, re- turned to the Navy Department as Vice Chief of Naval Operations. He served as Commander in Chief. Pacific- Fleet 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 1953 he was appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, by the President, and on August 15. 1955, was re-appointed for a second term. He was retired August 1 , 1 957. USS RADFORD 1