Bloch, Claude Charles, 1878-1967

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Naval officer.

From the description of Claude Charles Bloch papers, 1926-1945 (bulk 1937-1941). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979787

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1878, July 12: Born, Woodbury, Ky.
1898: Duty in Iowa (battleship), Spanish-American War
1899: Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
1900: Member of the China Relief Expedition, Boxer Rebellion
1903: Married Augusta Kent
1911 - 1913 : Ordnance officer, Delaware (battleship)
1918: Commanded Plattsburg (troop transport)
1918 - 1921 : Assistant chief, Bureau of Ordnance, United States Navy
1923 - 1927 : Chief, Bureau of Ordnance, United States Navy
1927 - 1929 : Commanded California (battleship)
1930: Commandant, United States Navy Yard, Washington, D.C.
1931: Promoted to rear admiral
1931 - 1933 : Commander, Training Squadron, Scouting Force
1934 - 1936 : Judge advocate general, United States Navy
1937: Commander, Battle Force
1938 - 1940 : Commander in chief, United States Fleet
1940 - 1942 : Commandant, 14th Naval District and Navy Yard, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
1942: Retired, United States Navy
1942 - 1945 : Recalled to active duty Chairman, Navy Board for Production Awards
1967, Oct. 4: Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Claude Charles Bloch Papers, 1926-1945, (bulk 1937-1941), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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creatorOf	Claude Charles Bloch Papers, 1926-1945, (bulk 1937-1941)	Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn	General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. PB2Y-3 LANDS AND CRASHES (Photographed in 1943); DESTROYER USS COLE BEING REFUELD AT SEA (Photographed in 1940); GERMAN DIRIGIBLE (HINDENBURG) EXPLODES AND BURNS AT LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY (Photographed in 1937) (May 6th); WRIGHT BROTHERS FLIGHT AT KITTYHAWK, NORTH CAROLINA (Photographed 1906); MIDSHIPMEN OF 1931	National Archives at College Park
referencedIn	Husband Edward Kimmel Papers, 1907-1999	Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn	Kimmel, Husband Edward, 1882-1968. Husband Edward Kimmel Papers, 1907-1999.	Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
referencedIn	Simpson, B. Mitchell (Benjamin Mitchell), 1932-. Papers, 1883-1992.	Naval War College, Henry E. Eccles Library

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correspondedWith	Edison, Charles A., 1890-1969
correspondedWith	Forrestal, James, 1892-1949
correspondedWith	Jahncke, Ernest L. (Ernest Lee), 1877-1960
correspondedWith	Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945
associatedWith	Kimmel, Husband Edward, 1882-1968
correspondedWith	Knox, Frank, 1874-1944
correspondedWith	Leahy, William D.
correspondedWith	Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
correspondedWith	Sarnoff, David, 1891-1971
associatedWith	Simpson, B. Mitchell (Benjamin Mitchell), 1932-