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REAR ADMIRAL JULIUS A. PURER U.S. NAVY DECEASED BORN: Moscel, Wisconsin October 9, 1880 DIED: Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland June 5, 1963 SCHOOLINGS: Sheboygan, Wisconsin High School United States Naval Academy (Graduated first in his class in 1901) Master of Science, Massachusettes Institute of Technology. NAVY ASSIGNMENTS: (1) Initial Sea Tour: USS INDIANA, USS SHUBRICK (Spanish-American War) (2) Transferred the Construction Corps of the Navy (Now the Civil Engineering Corps) (3) Assistant Naval Constructor, Brooklyn, New York (4) Initial Industrial Manager, Charleston Navy Yard (5) Industrial Department Manager, Philadelphia Navy Yard (6) Initial Construction Manager, Pearl Harbor Navy Yard (7) Bureau of Construction Repair of the Navy Department, Washington DC (World War II) (8) Fleet Naval Constructor, Staff of Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet (9) Chief Inspector of Naval Material, Pittsburg, PA (10) Industrial Manager, Navy Yard, Cavite, Republic of the Philippines (11) Overall Manager of Industrial Department, Philadelphia Navy Yard (12) Assistant Naval Attache, American Embassy, London, England (13) Coordinator of Research and Development of the Navy Department (World War II) (14) Post Retirement assignment to the Naval History Division of the Navy Department CAREER SYNOPSIS: Rear Admiral Julius A. Purer was a brilliant engineer, administrator, and naval leader. His service to the Navy played a major role in the success of both World Wars. His drive and efforts in modern shipyard and industrial techniques resulted in the efficient, fast paced output of all the Navy ' s shipyards during World War II. His foresight in planning and industrial design can still be noted today in the Navy ' s shipyards. SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS: (1) Purchase of the land and initial administration of the facility now called the Charleston Naval Shipyard. (2) Purchase of the initial tools and machinery and administration of the Ship Repair Facility at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (3) Invention of the submersible pontoon, a type of marine salvage gear designed to bring deep water wreckage safely and easily to the surface (4) Design of the one hundred ten foot submarinechaser used in Anti-submarine Warfare during World War I (5) Construction of the Navy Yards in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Cavite Republic of the Philippines (6) Coordination of the Navy and civilian scientists for the sake of Research and Development (7) Author of the one thousand page, one volume-history of the administration of the Navy Department in the World War II AWARDS EARNED: Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Spanish Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Legion of Honor (French), Order of the Crown (Belgian).
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