Skip to main content
Naval History and Heritage Command

Naval History and Heritage Command

Related Content
Topic
  • Organizations and Offices
  • Fleet
  • Aircraft--Fixed Wing
Document Type
  • Finding Aids Glossaries Guides
Wars & Conflicts
File Formats
Location of Archival Materials

Denfeld, Admiral Louis E. Papers 

Dates: 1945-1949

Collection Number: AR/412 (Formerly COLL/144)

Finding aid (Word)

Biographical Note

Admiral Louis E. Denfeld (1891-1972) held a number of important commands and posts, including Chief of Naval Personnel (1945-1947), Commander in Chief Pacific and Pacific Fleet (1947) and Chief of Naval Operations (1947-1949). Following his testimony in October 1949 before the Congressional B-36 hearings on national security affairs, Admiral Denfeld was relieved as Chief of Naval Operations by the Secretary of the Navy.


Scope and Content Note

These papers include Admiral Denfeld's personal/official correspondence as Commander in Chief Pacific and Pacific Fleet (1947) and as Chief of Naval Operations (1947-1949). Also included are letters received and acknowledged following Denfeld's relief as Chief of Naval Operations, and a subject file covering the years 1945-1949.


Preferred Citation

This collection should be cited as Papers of Louis E. Denfeld, Archives Branch, Naval History and Heritage Command, Washington, D.C.


Subject Headings (LCSH)

United States. Navy--History--Sources.
United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.
B-36 bomber.



 

Published: Fri Jul 30 10:47:08 EDT 2021