US Naval Air Training Center - Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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HEAR A11llllIiL nmwlri' ii. IiAllli'EY, lisli CHIEF UF T111 11111111 0F A11110l1lAliTIlii' Rear Admiral Dewitt C. Ramsey assumed duties as Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, on August 6, 1943, following a tour of duty as commander ofa Task Force in the South Pacific. Rear Admiral Ramsey was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1908, and graduated in 1912. He served on board the USS New Jersey, USS Montana, USS Nashville, USS Tingey and in 1916 was assigned to duty at Pensacola, Florida, for flight training. He was designated Naval Aviator No. 45. . He has served on board USS Pennsylvania, USS Columbia, USS Wright, USS Langley, as instructor at Pensacola, in command of the training aviation squadron at the Naval Academy, Executive Officer of the USS Saratoga, head of Plans Division, Bureau of Aeronautics until August 1941 when he was assigned duty as Assistant Chief of the Bureau of Aero- nautics. Rear Admiral Ramsey has been awarded the Navy Cross For extraordinary heroism and distinguished service during occupation of Guadalcanal, Tulagi and the Battle of the Solomons . He also holds the Mexican Service Medal, Victory Medal, Overseas Clasp, American Defense Service Medal, Fleet Clasp, Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal, and the Decoration and Diploma Cammandeur del' Ordre Grand Bucae de la Couronne de Chene, from Luxemburg.

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