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  1. Ralph Waldo Christie (30 August 1893 – 19 December 1987) was an admiral in the United States Navy who played a pivotal role in the development of torpedo technologies. During World War II , he commanded submarine operations out of the Australian ports of Brisbane and Fremantle .

  2. May 4, 2021 · Vice Admiral Christie was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, on August 30, 1893. He attended grammar school in Somerville and high school in Wakefield, Massachusetts, before his appointment to the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, from the Seventh District of his native state in 1911. Graduated and commissioned Ensign in June 1915, he ...

  3. findingaids.loc.gov › exist_collections › ead3pdfRalph W. Christie Papers

    Christie, Ralph W. \(Ralph Waldo\), 1893-1987 Subject: United States Navy officer. Chiefly Christie's official correspondence as a commander of submarines during World War II. Include\ s material relating to Christie's efforts to have a medal of honor awarded to submarine commander Samuel David Dealey. Keywords

  4. A courageous and forceful leader, insistent on rigorous indoctrination and training, Rear Admiral Christie has consistently imbued in the officers and men under his command a high degree of initiative and self-reliance as evidenced by their outstanding success in executing numerous reconnaissance, evacuation, shore-bombardment and air-sea ...

  5. Biography: Ralph Waldo Christie. Vice Admiral, U.S. Navy. Ralph Waldo Christie was born on 30 August 1893 in Somerville, MA. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1915 and served on a variety of warships beginning with the battleship USS New Jersey. Aboard the cruiser USS Montana in 1916, he was trained in torpedo design and implementation.

  6. Title. Ralph Waldo Christie. Subject. PDF of Vice Admiral Ralph W. Christie's biographical manuscript. \n. Created Date. 5/4/2021 12:05:00 PM.

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  8. Ralph Waldo Christie (30 August 1893 – 19 December 1987) was an admiral in the United States Navy who played a pivotal role in the development of torpedo technologies. During World War II, he commanded submarine operations out of the Australian ports of Brisbane and Fremantle. A 1915 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Christie served on a variety of warships beginning with the ...

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