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 Maurice Edwin Curts - Arlington VA Posted by:  Don.Morfe
N 38° 52.860 W 077° 04.254
18S E 320368 N 4305609
Admiral in the United States Navy who served as commander in chief of the United States Pacific Fleet in 1958.
Waymark Code: WM12KBP
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2020
Views: 1
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 2, Site 4735-B
Description:
From Wikipedia: Early Career: Graduate U.S. Naval Academy June 1919. World War II: At the beginning of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Curts rushed to Pacific Fleet headquarters, where he was standing beside Kimmel when a spent .50 caliber machine gun bullet crashed through a glass window and bounced harmlessly off Kimmel's chest, leaving a dark stain on the admiral's white uniform. In n August 1942, Curts was summoned to Washington D.C. to join the staff of Admiral Ernest J. King, commander in chief of the United States Fleet. As communications officer for the United States Fleet. Flag Officer: After the war, he was commander of Cruiser Division Twenty in 1946; chief of Navy General Plans from 1947 to 1948; Force Commander, Operational Development Force, Atlantic Fleet from 1949 to 1950; and assistant chief of naval operations (readiness) from 1951 to 1953. He retired on April 1, 1960 as a full admiral and became director for telecommunications policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense until retiring for a second time in 1965.
Date of birth: 03/25/1898
Date of death: 02/15/1976
Area of notoriety: Military
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: None
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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