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In January 1942, the Director of Material and Procurement was appointed to coordinate all material procurement activities of the US Navy. The office would be supervised by the War Production Board until late 1945. [1] [2] In 1948, the office title was changed to Chief of Division of Material, and in 1984 to Chief of the Office of Naval Material.
In 1985, Naval Material Command was disestablished, placing the systems commands directly under the Chief of Naval Operations; an Office of Naval Acquisition Support was established to create acquisition support for functions that spanned across Commands, and which required a degree of independence in their operations.
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Material) was a civilian office in the United States Department of the Navy, c. 1950s. The Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Material) was responsible for procurement of materials for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. The office was held by Fred A. Bantz from April 9, 1957, to April ...
The "bureau system" of the United States Navy was the Department of the Navy's material-support organization from 1842 through 1966. The bureau chiefs were largely autonomous, reporting directly to the Secretary of the Navy and managing their respective organizations without the influence of other bureaus.
Arnold was born in Gainesville, Florida, the first of five children of U.S. Army Major Albert C. "AC" Arnold and the former Irene Dominick. [1] A far-ranging adventurer, AC Arnold had fought in the Boer War on the side of the Boers; joined the Seventh Cavalry as a trooper; been a riverboat gambler; fought beside Brigadier General John J. Pershing on the Mexico Punitive Expedition; been awarded ...
Naval stores also included cordage, mask, pitch and tar. These materials were used for water- and weather-proofing wooden ships. were traditionally used for Masts , spars , and cordage needed protecting, and hulls made of wood required a flexible material, insoluble in water, to seal the spaces between planks.
The Priority Material Office (PMO) initially commissioned as the Pacific Fleet Polaris Material Office (PMOPAC) on 16 April 1964. It has served since its inception under the operational control of Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC), and was originally established to support the Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarines and their tenders.
Steven ("Steve") Angelo White was born on September 18, 1928, in Los Angeles, California.The third of four children to Croatian immigrant and retired Los Angeles policeman Steven George White (formerly Stojan Sutalo) (c. 1888 - 1951) and wife Helen (née Blanchard), he grew up primarily in Tujunga, California.