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Vice-Adm. Charles A. Lockwood
CHARLES ANDREWS LOCKWOOD (May 6, 1890 - June 7, 1967) was a vice-admiral and flag officer of the United States Navy. He is known in submarine history as the commander of Submarine Force Pacific Fle...view moreCHARLES ANDREWS LOCKWOOD (May 6, 1890 - June 7, 1967) was a vice-admiral and flag officer of the United States Navy. He is known in submarine history as the commander of Submarine Force Pacific Fleet during World War II. He devised tactics for the effective use of submarines, making the members and elements of “silent service” key players in the Pacific victory.
After the war, Lockwood served as the Naval Inspector General until his retirement in June 1947. In retirement at Los Gatos, California, he authored and contributed to several best-selling books on naval history and submarine operations, including Tragedy at Honda, Sink ‘Em All, Through Hell and Deep Water, Hell at 50 Fathoms, Zoomies, Subs and Zeros, Hellcats of the Sea, Battles of the Philippine Sea, and Down to The Sea in Subs: My Life in the U.S. Navy.
He died in 1967, aged 77.
HANS CHRISTIAN ADAMSON (July 20, 1890 - September 11, 1968) was a Danish-born American writer, who, along with Eddie Rickenbacker, survived adrift for 24 days in the Pacific Ocean in 1942.
After retiring from the US Air Force as a full colonel, Adamson wrote a number of radio drama scripts and books, including Eddie Rickenbacker (1946), Admiral Thunderbolt (1958) and Rebellion in Missouri, 1861: Nathaniel Lyon and His Army of the West (1961).
He died in 1968 at the age of 78.
CHESTER W. NIMITZ (February 24, 1885 - February 20, 1966) was a fleet admiral of the United States Navy. He played a major role in the naval history of World War II as Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet (CinCPac), for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CinCPOA), for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea forces during World War II. He was the leading U.S. Navy authority on submarines and the United States’ last surviving officer who served in the rank of fleet admiral. He died in 1966, aged 80.view less
Books by Vice-Adm. Charles A. Lockwood
Sink ‘Em All: Submarine Warfare in the Pacific Hellcats of the Sea Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings