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Year of Birth
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
Robert Cox, YNCS
to remember
Stump, Felix, ADM USN(Ret).
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Home Town
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Last Address
Parkersburg, West Virginia
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Date of Passing
Jun 13, 1972 |
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Last Known Activity
I created this profile of Admiral Stump as part of my research of the Battle Off Samar. Stump was the Commander of the American Task Unit 77.4.2 (Taffy II). The little escort carriers (CVEs) he commanded were an intergal part of winning the war in the Pacific.
Please add ADM Stump to your list of shipmates and visit often.
This profile is about 80% complete.
Please visit my Battle Off Samar famous Naval officer profiles:
VADM Clifton Sprague
VADM Thomas Sprague
VADM Ralph Ofstie
RADM William Sample
RADM Robert Copeland
RADM Leon Kintberger
CDR Ernest Evans
See my website for more insight: www.bosamar.com
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Other Comments:
A native of Parkersburg, West Virginia, he was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1913; graduated in March 1917.
Served in the gunboat YORKTOWN (PG-1)and cruiser CINCINNATI (C-7) during World War 1 in the Atlantic. After the war he served in the battleship ALABAMA (BB-8).
Attended flight training at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola in 1920-1921 followed by postgraduate instruction in Aeronautical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Was a Naval Flight Officer in Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2) "Doer Birds" of the experimental carrier USS LANGLEY (CV-1).
Commanded Cruiser Scouting Wing in 1928-1929 and served on the Staff of Commander Cruisers, Scouting Fleet in 1930-1931.
Was Commanding Officer of SARATOGA's Scout-Bombing Squadron 2 (VSB-2) in 1936-1937.
Served as Navigator of LEXINGTON (CV-2) and Executive Officer of ENTERPRISE (CV-6).
At the outbreak of World War 2 he was Commanding Officer of LANGLEY (CV-1) in Manila Bay, Philippines. In January 1942 he was transferred to the Staff of the Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet for which he was awarded the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Medal.
In 1942 he served as Air Officer for Commander Western Sea Frontier before taking command of the new carrier LEXINGTON (CV-16). Participated in operations against Kwajalein, Gilbert and Marshall Island Campaign, air strikes on Truk, and the Battle for the Marianas Islands.
Carrier Division 24 of Task Unit 77.4.2 (Taffy II) at Leyte Gulf and Samar embarked in NATOMA BAY (CVE-62) in October 1944. For this action he was awarded the Navy Cross.
Completed the war as Commander Carrier Division 24 embarked in Corregidor (CVE-58) in 1945. For this action he was awarded a second Navy Cross.
Was Chief of Naval Air Technical Training Command from May 1945 to December 1948.
Served successively as Commander in Chief, Pacific and Commander U.S. Pacific Fleet until his retirement, effective August 1, 1958.
After his retirement, he was appointed to the position of Vice Chairman of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.
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1913-1917, 000X, US Naval Academy Annapolis (Faculty Staff)
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1917-1917, 110X, USS Yorktown (PG-1)
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1918-1918, 110X, USS Cincinnati (C-7)
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1919-1920, 111X, USS Alabama (BB-8)
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1920-1920, 132X, Naval Aviation Preflight Indoctrination (API), NAS Pensacola, FL
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1920-1921, 137X, Naval Flight Training
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1923-1925, 132X, USS Langley (CV-1)
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1923-1925, 132X, VT-2 Doer Birds
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1926-1927, 132X, NAS Hampton Roads
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1928-1929, 132X, Commander Cruiser Scouting Wing
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1930-1931, 132X, Commander Cruisers Scouting Fleet
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1932-1935, 132X, Bureau of Aeronautics
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1936-1937, 132X, USS Saratoga (CV-3)
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1936-1937, 132X, VSB-2
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1938-1939, 132X, USS Lexington (CV-2)
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1940-1940, 132X, USS Enterprise (CV-6)
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1941-1941, 132X, USS Langley (CV-1)
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1942-1942, 132X, Commander, Western Sea Frontier
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1942-1942, 132X, Commander In Chief Asiatic Fleet
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1942-1943, 132X, USS Lexington (CV-16)
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1944-1944, 132X, Carrier Division 24 (COMCARDIV 24)
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1944-1944, 132X, USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62)
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1944-1944, 132X, Carrier Division 24 (COMCARDIV 24)
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1944-1944, 132X, USS Corregidor (CVE-58)
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1945-1948, 132X, Naval Air Technical Training Command (Faculty Staff)
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1948-1951, 132X, Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet, Commander, US Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFLTFORCOM)
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1951-1953, 132X, C2F JFACC 0186, COMSECONDFLT
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1953-1958, 132X, US Pacific Command (USCINCPAC/USPACOM)
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