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    Detail: Stark, Harold R – ANC Explorer Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harold Rainsford Stark. Works by or about Harold Raynsford Stark at the Internet...
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  • Rainsford (politician), Australian politician George Rainsford (actor), English actor Harold Rainsford Stark (1880–1972), officer in the United States Navy...
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    Turner, including his boss, the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark, and even General George Marshall, also come in for blame, though...
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  • mathematician Harold Rainsford Stark (1880–1972), U.S. Navy admiral during WWII Helen Stark, one of the Perth Martyrs Henry Powning Stark (1827-1870),...
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    – Glass Sculptor Donald Sherwood – U.S. Congressman (1999–2007) Harold Rainsford Stark – U.S. Naval Admiral, Chief of Naval Operations 1939–1942 (1880–1972)...
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    of the 5th Fleet (later Ambassador to the Philippines) Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark - Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Carlisle Trost – Chief of Naval...
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    Dewey William S. Benson William Sims Ernest King William D. Leahy Harold Rainsford Stark Robert Coontz The Navy Department Library, 1915 An overhead view...
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  • foresaw the possibility of a two-front war. Chief of Naval Operations Harold Rainsford Stark authored the Plan Dog memo, which advocated concentrating on victory...
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    Neutrality Patrols to protect American shipping. On 7 May 1941, Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark, the Chief of Naval Operations, transferred Mississippi, the battleships...
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    outbreak of hostilities between the U.S. and Japan." CNO Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark took this message to President Roosevelt, who in relaying it to...
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    was skeptical of the news until Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Harold Rainsford Stark called a few minutes later to confirm Pearl Harbor had in fact been...
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    to Scapa Flow, arriving there on 3 June. The next day, Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark, the Commander of Naval Forces Europe, visited the ship and made...
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  • 1927–1931 Rear Admiral Edgar B. Larimer, 1931–1934 Rear Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark, 1934–1937 Rear Admiral William R. Furlong, 1937–1941 Rear Admiral...
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    Washington hosted the commander of US naval forces in Europe, Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark, who set up a temporary headquarters on the ship for the next few...
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  • tanks and transport equipment. At the end of World War II, Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark, who was Chief of Naval Operations at the start of the war, wrote...
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    lieutenant general shortly thereafter. Eisenhower retained Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark as the commander of U.S. naval forces in Europe, and selected General...
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    is where 80% of the NCF deployed. In February 1942 CNO Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark recommended African Americans for ratings in the construction trades...
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    Leary (23 March 1911-Unknown) (Later vice admiral) Lieutenant Harold Rainsford Stark (September 1912-7 June 1913) (Later admiral and Chief of Naval Operations)...
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  • his suspicions, but encounters obstacles: Chief of Naval Operations Harold R. Stark is indecisive over notifying Hawaii without first alerting the President...
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    – Jacob Epstein, American-born sculptor (d. 1959) November 12 – Harold Rainsford Stark, American admiral (d. 1972) November 22 – Charles Forbes, British...
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    cabinet" consisting of Hull, Stimson, Knox, Chief of Naval Operations Harold Rainsford Stark, and Army Chief of Staff George Marshall. In 1942 Roosevelt set...
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  • Epstein, sculptor (d. 1959 in the United Kingdom) November 12 – Harold Rainsford Stark, admiral (d. 1972) December 4 – Garfield Wood, motorboat racer (d...
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  • at the forefront of change. In February 1942, the CNO, Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark, recommended African Americans for ratings in the construction trades...
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  • author, panelist, host, comedian, and actor (born 1906) August 20 – Harold Rainsford Stark, admiral (born 1880) September 2 – Reggie Harding, basketball player...
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    the Navy. African American Seabees In February 1942 CNO Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark recommended African Americans for ratings in the construction trades...
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    on the active list for another two years. On 1 August 1939, Admiral Harold Stark replaced Leahy as CNO. From September 1939 to November 1940, Leahy served...
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    became the Naval Air Material Center. On 11 March 1942 Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark wrote "It is desired to proceed immediately with the steps necessary...
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  • authorized an 11% expansion in the Navy. Chief of Naval Operations Harold Rainsford Stark asked for another 70% increase, amounting to about 200 additional...
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    1945 8 years, 0 days Bureau of Yards and Docks William D. Leahy Harold Rainsford Stark Ernest J. King 20 Smith, Norman M.RADM Norman M. Smith 23 December...
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    authorized an 11% expansion in the Navy. Chief of Naval Operations Harold Rainsford Stark asked for another 70% increase, amounting to about 200 additional...
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