Naval Operations from 1930 to 1933. William V. Pratt was born in Belfast, Maine. He was the son of Nichols Pratt, who served in the Union Navy during...
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USS William V. Pratt (DLG-13/DDG-44) was a Farragut-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1961 as DLG-13 and...
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William or Billy Pratt may refer to: William Abbott Pratt (1818–1879), American photographer William B. Pratt (1935–2019), American physician and politician...
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The action was controversial, with retired Chief of Naval Operations William V. Pratt stating that the island was useless to the Army as a staging base and...
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Roosevelt appointed him Chief of Naval Operations, replacing William V. Pratt. Unlike Pratt, who had been content being primus inter pares among the bureau...
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Christopher Michael Pratt (born June 21, 1979) is an American actor. Pratt rose to prominence in the late 2000s for playing Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom...
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Chief of Naval Operations (section CNO Pratt, relationship with the General Board and Army-Navy relations)
and implementing the concept of naval aviation into naval doctrine. William V. Pratt became the fifth Chief of Naval Operations on 17 September 1930, after...
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and Chief of Naval Operations Arleigh Burke, then an ensign. Admiral William V. Pratt, then in command of the division to which Arizona was assigned, thought...
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effect cuts in the Navy's budget, and his representative, Rear Admiral William V. Pratt, negotiated the London Naval Treaty that limited naval construction...
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million in stock. Steven Ross (Class of 1955), military historian, William V. Pratt Chair in Military History at the United States Naval War College, awarded...
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General of the Armies with its de facto five-star rank, as retired CNO William V. Pratt warned King in January 1944. Marshall opposed any higher grade, saying...
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destroyer (1934) List of United States Navy destroyer leaders Blackman, Raymond V. B. Jane's Fighting Ships (1970/71) p.432 Polmar, Norman "The U.S. Navy: Shipboard...
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technological advancement of its equipment. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral William V. Pratt wanted approval of his proposition that all naval aviation including...
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Katherine Schwarzenegger (redirect from Katherine Schwarzenegger-Pratt)
Katherine Eunice Schwarzenegger Pratt (born December 13, 1989) is an American author. Her books have covered various subjects, including self-harm, adultery...
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1926) Vice Admiral Louis R. de Steiguer, USN (1926-1927) Vice Admiral William V. Pratt, USN (1927-1928) Vice Admiral Louis M. Nulton, USN (26 June 1928 -...
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Pratt is the younger of two daughters born to Sally and William P. Pratt. She attended East Lansing High School. As of August 2015[update], Pratt was...
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proceeding with the American light cruiser design can be focused to Admiral William V. Pratt, who overrode the vehement objections of the General Board. Under the...
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Operations Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid - Commander Sixteenth Fleet Admiral William V. Pratt - Chief of Naval Operations Admiral U. S. Grant Sharp Jr. - Commander...
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there during the administrations of Admirals Charles F. Hughes and William V. Pratt. Detached on June 28, 1931, Van Valkenburgh received command of the...
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(1867–1947) September 10, 1927 May 21, 1929 290 days 15 Pratt, William VeazieAdmiral William V. Pratt (1869–1957) June 26, 1928 May 21, 1929 329 days 16 Nulton...
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entirely on his shoulders. A Court of Inquiry led by Rear Admiral William V. Pratt and aided by Captains George C. Day and David F. Sellers recommended...
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USS Akron on 4 April 1933, the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Admiral William V. Pratt, listed King as his fourth choice for the position, after Rear Admirals...
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William H. Plackett John Cyril Porte Carol M. Pottenger Colin Powell William V. Pratt Joseph W. Prueher Sean A. Pybus Arthur W. Radford (4 awards) Marion...
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1925–1926 Charles F. Hughes 1926–1927 Henry A. Wiley 1927–1929 William V. Pratt 1929–1930 Jehu V. Chase 17 September 1930 – 15 September 1931 Frank H. Schofield...
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Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York. It has a satellite campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in...
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USS Pratt may refer to: USS Pratt (DE-363), a destroyer escort USS William V. Pratt, a destroyer This article includes a list of ships with the same or...
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instructors included four future Chiefs of Naval Operations: William S. Benson, William V. Pratt, William D. Leahy and Ernest J. King. In 1905 he took an instructional...
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Battle Fleet flagship. Battleship Division Four, under Rear Admiral William Veazie Pratt, comprised Arizona (BB-39) (F), under Captain J. R. Y. Blakely, Nevada (BB-36)...
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Oppenheimer, KStJ, German-born South African mining entrepreneur (b. 1880) William V. Pratt, American admiral (b. 1869) For almost eight hours, U.S. Vice-President...
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Charles Pratt (October 2, 1830 – May 4, 1891) was an American businessman. Pratt was a pioneer of the U.S. petroleum industry, and he established his kerosene...
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