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Home Town Centerville, Ala.
Last Address Burial: Quaker Cemetery Camden Kershaw County South Carolina, USA
Date of Passing Nov 05, 1988
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Admiral Cato Douglas Glover, Jr., U.S. Navy
Naval Commander And Early Aviator
Adm. Cato Douglass Glover, Jr., a pioneer naval aviator who commanded the aircraft carrier Enterprise in heavy combat in the Pacific in World War II, died at Navesink, N.J. He was 91 years old and lived in Rumson, N.J.
He advanced to Vice Admiral in December 1955. When Admiral Glover retired in 1957, after 41 years in the service, he was advanced to four-star rank. At the time, he was Acting Commander in Chief of Mediterranean naval forces of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Admiral Glover was born in Centerville, Ala. and attended the University of Alabama before entering the Naval Academy in 1916 and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1920 (graduated in 1919).
During WWI he is listed as: Cato Douglas Glover, Jr., Montgomery, Ala. 815 South Perry Street. Born at Centerville, Ala., September 15, 1897. Son of Cato Douglas and Emma (Seed) Glover. Midshipman, U. S. N., graduated U. S. Naval Academy, 1919. Stationed on U. S. S. Utah, Nevada and Mississippi during 1918, engaged in patrol work in foreign waters.
He retired as a U.S. Navy Admiral.
His long association with naval aviation started with his appointment to the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, where he received his wings in 1922. He then joined a squadron of airborne scouts stationed aboard the U.S.S. Wright.
He did post-graduate work in aeronautical engineering at the Naval Academy and, in 1931, was awarded a Master of Science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He was executive officer of the Saratoga when it provided air cover for the invasion of Guadalcanal in August 1942 and was involved in heavy fighting in the Eastern Solomons.
Captain Glover eventually joined the staff of Adm. Chester W. Nimitz as assistant war plans officer. He also was awarded a Bronze Star for distinguished combat service.
Commanded the Enterprise
In July 1944, he took command of the carrier Enterprise and won the Navy Cross and Silver Star Medal, among other citations, in action around the Bonin Islands, the Palaus, the Philippines, Taiwan, Okinawa and Leyte.
Toward the end of the war, he was assigned to planning posts. One of the few high officers favoring unification of the Armed Forces, he served under Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther of the Army, the first director of the Joint Staff.
After the war, he was promoted to Rear Admiral and Vice Admiral while serving in a number of positions in naval air and carrier operations in the United States and in Europe. In the early 1950's, he also was appointed the first Chief of Staff to the newly authorized NATO Command, the Supreme Allied Command, Atlantic.
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Navy Cross Awarded for actions during World War Two
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Rear Admiral [then Captain] Cato Douglas Glover, Jr., United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6), in action against units of the Japanese Fleet at the start of the Battle for Leyte Gulf, on 24 October 1944. After the Southern Force of the enemy Fleet was reported proceeding through the Sulu Sea, Rear Admiral Glover directed an attack during the morning in which damage was inflicted on the battleships YAMASHIRA and FUBO and the cruiser MOGAMI, and four destroyers were strafed and rocketed. During the afternoon, he launched an attack on the enemy battleship MUSASHI, inflicting heavy damage which, together with the blows struck by accompanying carriers, resulted in the sinking of that warship. By relentlessly carrying the fight to the enemy, Rear Admiral Glover contributed materially to the overwhelming defeat of the hostile Fleet during this decisive engagement. His gallant fighting spirit and unwavering devotion to duty were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
General Orders: Commander Air Forces Pacific: Serial 24969 (December 3, 1945) Action Date: October 20, 1944 Service: Navy Rank: Rear Admiral Company: Commanding Officer Division: U.S.S. Enterprise (CV-6)
Silver Star Awarded for actions during World War Two
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain Cato Douglas Glover, Jr., United States Navy, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity as Commanding Officer of the Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. ENTERPRISE (CV-6), in action against units of the Japanese Fleet during the Second Battle of the Philippine Sea, on 25 October 1944. A gallant and courageous seaman, Captain Glover conducted his battle organization daringly and with determined aggressiveness against a major detachment of hostile warships. By his forceful and inspiring leadership, Captain Glover enabled his valiant command to contribute decisively to the devastating loss inflicted on the Japanese Fleet in four vital carriers sunk and the remaining combatant vessels either damaged or destroyed. His professional skill and personal heroism under the terrific fire of the enemy were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.
General Orders: Commander, 2d Carrier Task Force Pacific: Serial 01054 (January 20, 1945) Action Date: October 25, 1944 Service: Navy Rank: Captain Company: Commanding Officer Division: U.S.S. Enterprise (CV-6)
In addition to the Navy Cross, Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal with Gold Star and Combat "V", and the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, Admiral Glover has the French-Legion of Honor with the rank of Commander; the Victory Medal with Atlantic Clasp; the Army of Occupation of Germany Medal; The American Defense Service Medal with Base Clasp; the Atlantic and Pacific Campaign Medals; the National Defense Service Medal; and the Philippine Liberation Ribbon.
PRIVATE LAW 8S0 - AUG. 3, 1956 NAVY
Legion of Honor; Rear Admiral Cato D. Glover, Junior, 20393, United States Navy.
Cato Glover was born on 15 September 1897 in Centerville, Alabama. He studied at the University of Alabama, and since 1916 at the Naval Academy. As a midshipman he served, inter alia, for the Atlantic Fleet aboard the USS Mississippi.
In the second half of 1922, he graduated from aviation training at Naval Air Station in Pensacola - it became a naval pilot. He was then transferred to air reconnaissance squadron that was on the crew aboard the USS Wright. Ranked among the pioneers of the U.S. Naval Aviation. He subsequently served in various squadrons of torpedo planes. Glover, he devoted himself to expanding his education. At the Naval Academy postgraduate study aerospace engineering in 1931 he received his degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In the years 1939 - 1941 he served as naval attache in Paris and Vichy.
At the time of the invasion of Guadalcanal, he served as executive officer aboard the USS Saratoga, which provided air support for the invasion troops. Passed also heavy fighting in the Solomon Islands. Captain Glover was then a member of Staff, Admiral Chester Nimitz, the officer duties for war planning. In July 1944 took command of the famous aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, which passed in the fight Bonin Islands in Palau, the Philippines, Taiwan, Okinawa and Leyte.
At the end of the war he was again appointed to the planning function, inter alia, under General Alfred Gruentherem. After the war he was promoted to the rank of Admiral and Vice Admiral later. In the first postwar year, he served as Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Pacific Fleet. Between 1946 - 1947 he was deputy head of the department of naval operations and strategic planning. By 1949, appointed the head of that department. Then he was reassigned as Chief of Staff of the Atlantic Fleet.
There followed a career in NATO. In December 1955 he was appointed Deputy Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the Mediterranean Sea. Later he served as Chief of Staff, Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic. The first He died in September 1957 was the fifth November 1988 in Navesink, New Jersey.
Glover's wife was Ellen Manning Williams, with whom he had three daughters.
Granted award: Navy Cross Silver Star Medal Bronze Star Medal with Gold Star and Combat "V" Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon -French Legion of Honor with the rank of Commander Victory Medal with Atlantic Clasp Army of Occupation of Germany Medal Defense Service Medal with Base Clasp Atlantic-Pacific Campaign Medal National Defense Service Medal Philippine Liberation Ribbon