| 词条 | Ralph K. James |
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James graduated from the Naval Academy in 1928. In 1933 he graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . He served in the Navy housing constructors, then the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, the destroyer tender {{USS|Whitney|AD-4|6}} in the composition of the Pacific Fleet and the Bureau of Ships. In 1942 he became a member of a diplomatic mission of Admiral William Glassford authorities of French West Africa, also accompanied him on the Casablanca Conference. In 1943 he took part in the hostilities on the Pacific Ocean, first as an officer responsible for coordinating repair units in the waters of the southern Pacific with headquarters at Espiritu Santo, then as commander of Service Squadron 10 on the island of Manus. After the end of the war he worked as a controller in the Bureau of Ships and commander of the Long Beach Naval Shipyard. In 1956 he promoted to Admiral (Rear Admiral). In April 1959, he was head of the Bureau of Ships and served until retirement in June 1963. He remained active Retired engineer, attended among others in the drafting of the first American hovercraft. James died in 1994 of pneumonia. Awards
References1. ^1 2 3 {{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/04/08/obituaries/ralph-james-rear-admiral-is-dead-at-87.html|title=Ralph James, Rear Admiral, Is Dead at 87|last=Pace|first=Eric|date=1994-04-08|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-07-17|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}} {{DEFAULTSORT:James, Ralph K.}}2. ^1 Military Times/Hall of Valor 8 : 1906 births|1994 deaths|United States Navy rear admirals (lower half)|United States Naval Academy alumni|Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni|American naval personnel of World War II|Recipients of the Legion of Merit|Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal |
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