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 Arthur William Radford - Arlington VA Posted by:  Don.Morfe
N 38° 53.016 W 077° 04.140
18S E 320540 N 4305894
United States Navy Admiral. Chairman Joint Chief of Staff from August 15, 1953 to August 15, 1957. He was a combat commander in the Pacific during World War II.
Waymark Code: WM12NT4
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/23/2020
Views: 1
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 30, Site 435-LH
Description:
From Find A Grave: United States Navy Admiral. An 1916 graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, he served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from August 15, 1953 to August 15, 1957. During World War II he had served in the Atlantic, and was a combat commander in the Pacific during World War II.
From Wikipedia: On 21 July 1943, Radford was given command of Carrier Division Eleven, which consisted of the new Essex-class carrier USS Lexington as well as the light carriers USS Independence and USS Princeton. These carriers remained at Pearl Harbor through August, training and refining their operations. Radford got his first operational experience on 1 September 1943, covering a foray to Baker and Howland Islands as part of Task Force 11 under Rear Admiral Willis A. Lee. Radford commanded Princeton, USS Belleau Wood and four destroyers to act as a covering force for Lee's marines, who built an airfield on the islands. After this successful operation, and at the direction of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Task Force 11 was joined by Task Force 15, with Lexington, under Rear Admiral Charles A. Pownall. The two task forces then steamed for Tarawa Atoll to strike it. On the night of 17 September, the carriers launched six strikes of fighter aircraft, dive bombers, and torpedo planes to work over the Japanese defenses.
Date of birth: 02/27/1896
Date of death: 08/17/1973
Area of notoriety: Military
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: None
Fee required?: No
Web site: [Web Link]
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