Hustvedt, Olaf Mandt, VADM

Deceased

Service Photo

Service Details

Last Rank
Vice Admiral

Last Primary NEC
170X-Fleet Support Duty Officer

Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer

Primary Unit
1944-1946, General Board, Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV)

Service Years
1909 - 1946

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Illinois

Year of Birth
1886

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Contact Info

Home Town Chicago, IL	Last Address Washington, D.C.
Date of Passing Dec 22, 1978
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates 7 9044

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1978, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2019, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Other Comments:

Legion of Merit
Awarded for Actions During World War II
Service: Navy
Rank: Rear Admiral
General Orders: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 322 (January 1944)
Citation: The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Legion of Merit to Rear Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt, United States Navy, for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States from 25 October 1941 to 4 May 1943, as Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, United States Atlantic Fleet. Rear Admiral Hustvedt assisted in organizing the fleet and its bases, and in establishing sound command relationship in the early months of the war.

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Chief of Staff

Captain

LCDR

1941-1941, Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY

From Month/Year - / 1941	To Month/Year April / 1941
Unit Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY Unit Page
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Patch	Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY Details

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Last Updated: Oct 12, 2020

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6 Members Also There at Same Time

Brooklyn Navy Yard, NY

Normandin, Charles Napolean, CWO2, (1927-1957)	SF	SF-0000	Petty Officer First Class
Carter, Leo (Tom), CPO, (1940-1960)	HM	HM-0000	Petty Officer Third Class
Louden, Herbert Statler, PO1	PhM	PhM-0000	Petty Officer Third Class
Suggett, Robert, S1c, (1940-1945)			Hospital Apprentice Second Class

Boston Navy Yard, MA

Blevins, Robert McKinley, CPO, (1920-1942)

CS-0000

Chief Petty Officer

Receiving Station (NRS)

Hutson, Clarence Walter, PO2, (1941-1946)

S2c

S2c-0000

Seaman Second Class