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- WASHINGTON, Aug. 17— Adm. Arthur William Radford, the first Navy man to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the naval commander of a carrier task force that fought the Japanese in a series of major amphibious landings during World War II, died today of cancer.
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On 29 December 1944, Radford was unexpectedly ordered to take command of Task Group 38.1 after its commander, Rear Admiral Alfred E. Montgomery, was injured. The next day the fleet sortied from Ulithi and headed for scheduled air strikes on Luzon and Formosa (Taiwan).
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Aug 18, 1973 · WASHINGTON, Aug. 17— Adm. Arthur William Radford, the first Navy man to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the naval commander of a carrier task force that fought the Japanese in a...
Admiral Arthur William Radford died of cancer on 18 August 1973 at Bethesda Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, MD. He was 77. Radford is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA. He was survived by his wife, Miriam J. Radford, who died in 1997 and is buried next to him. Honoree ID: 625 Created by: MHOH
The first naval officer to hold that high office. Admiral Radford served as Chairman from June of 1953 until his retirement on 1 August 1957, winning his fourth DSM. Admiral Radford died at the...
Jan 22, 2018 · On Feb. 5, 1999, the USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968) collided with a Saudi container ship approaching the Chesapeake Bay. One sailor suffered a broken arm, and the ship was severely damaged ...
USS Arthur W. Radford (DD-968) was a Spruance-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Arthur W. Radford USN (1896–1973), the first naval officer to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Admiral Radford retired from military service on 15 August 1957 but remained active in national security matters. President Eisenhower and Secretary of Defense Neil McElroy continued to call on him for advice, and during the next several years he conducted studies for the government.
