june july rear admiral united_states_navy played pivotal role development nuclear propulsion warships world war served france germany graduate served number warships studied marine engineering maritime paris learned latest techniques maritime construction world war served david taylor model basin investigated problems propeller design january took propeller desk joined days war man task force captured city kiel including garrison men war returned involved development nuclear propulsion promoted rear admiral assumed command mare island naval shipyard responsible celebrating 100th anniversary important task converting shipyard construction nuclear submarines chief championed adoption hull oversaw design nuclear submarines cruisers aircraft carriers early life born ohio june father officer graduated west_point class eventually retire rank lieutenant colonel advanced colonel retired list family lived series army posts united_states overseas going board destroyer philippines years old decided naval officer graduated iowa city high school albert entered maryland july appointment iowa congressman brothers graduated older brother graduated class served submarines boats world war eventually rose rank rear admiral younger brother george graduated class resigned later year later major army world war addition nephew graduated class joined air_force retired colonel class traditional cruises replaced aviator training half class half went cruises sailed europe battleships uss arkansas uss wyoming sailed washington battleship uss new york undertook aviation training immediately graduation graduated 18th class received award having highest standing engineering commissioned ensign graduation june finished aviation training reported cruiser uss richmond took joined crew cruiser uss seattle returning iowa city thanksgiving blind date took chicago engaged july married october sons assignment aircraft carrier uss fitted sent flight training washed having perfect promoted rank lieutenant junior grade june years assigned destroyer uss waters gunnery officer left waters attend located offered opportunity complete studies paris studied french academy enrolled french july language family spoke french studied marine engineering maritime paris instead maritime engineer learned latest techniques maritime construction leaving europe informed selected promotion lieutenant pass examinations reported ship cruiser uss chicago assistant engineer california took examinations promoted june year sent new destroyer request commander world war posted david taylor model basin promoted lieutenant commander june commander august conducted research design propellers drive shafts examined problem north_carolina class battleships vibrations resolved designed propellers similar problems singing propellers affected class escort carriers january took propeller desk rank captain august propeller design critical ships special propellers designed tested boats submarines early visited britain look problems vibration new class aircraft carriers solution lay propeller design returning united_states met major general director manhattan_project naval officers assigned naval section investigate german naval technologies main objective learn german nuclear energy project members mission ultra secret security involved development atomic bomb naval section flew paris soon liberated august went inspect captured german destroyer convinced germans developed atomic bomb naval section particularly interested work walter development submarines rockets targets interested lay british sector worked closely english allies days war man task force assault unit dash kiel entering city far advance allied advance garrison city men surrendered task force drove admiral headquarters saw speak way surrender spoke instead admiral persuaded sign release german scientists men like walter freely discuss work allies april december served assistant naval post war arrived united_states december returned bureau immediate post war priority develop nuclear propulsion ships chief bureau rear admiral captain went brigadier general commander willing help offer material navy decided proceed design nuclear powered ship visited attended lectures nuclear physics selected outstanding young officers physicist learn design mills decided senior officer sent added group warned mills regret production officer san francisco naval shipyard outbreak korean war shipyard busy ships iowa class battleships retrieved laid refurbished recommissioned commander david taylor model basin supervised conversion submarine uss incorporate hull successfully pressed single screw design entrenched prejudice promoted rear admiral assumed command mare island naval shipyard responsible celebrating 100th anniversary founding important task converting shipyard construction nuclear submarines involved extensive shipyard personnel tour command short chief disappointed performance uss class submarines pushed adoption single screw hull result class submarine george_washington class submarines followed development missiles oversaw design uss enterprise nuclear powered aircraft carrier escorts later life retired navy took job vice president engineering elected board directors executive vice president president april chairman board november retired age july year president richard_nixon appointed head charged reporting ways improving united_states retirement held number boards companies including newark member served president awarded admiral jerry land gold medal trustee saint hospital awarded honorary doctor engineering degree created grand officer queen netherlands died pennsylvania july interred
Albert G. Mumma