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Divine Office
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Holy Office
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Office of Readings
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boatswain
boatswain (pron. bo'sun), in the Royal Navy the officer, or warrant officer, in charge of all work on deck which is done under the general supervision of the officer of the deck or the executive officer. In spite of his title, the ship's boats do not normally come under his jurisdiction. In the US... Read more |
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RNVR
RNVR, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, a volunteer force of officers and men raised for service in the Royal Navy in time of war or emergency, colloquially known as the ‘wavy navy’ after the wavy gold braid worn on the sleeves of reserve officers to differentiate them from officers of... Read more |
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Little Office of Our Lady
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Post Office Protocol
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Office of War Information
Office of War Information (OWI), U.S. agency created (1942) during World War II to consolidate government information services. The OWI absorbed the functions of the Office of Facts and Figures, the Office of Government Reports, the division of information of the Office for Emergency Management,... Read more |
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Raymond Ames Spruance
Raymond Ames Spruance , 1886-1969, American admiral, b. Baltimore, Md. Commissioned in the navy in 1908, he reached the rank of rear admiral in 1939. In World War II he distinguished himself at the battle of Midway (1942) and became chief of staff to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. As head of the fleet... Read more |
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Chester William Nimitz
Chester William Nimitz , 1885-1966, American admiral, b. Fredericksburg, Tex. A graduate of Annapolis, he was chief of staff to the commander of the submarine force of the Atlantic Fleet in World War I. In 1939, he was made chief of the Bureau of Navigation, and, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, he... Read more |
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Chester W. Nimitz Jr., decorated submarine veteran and son of Navy legend,...
...Massachusetts Rear Adm. Chester W. Nimitz Jr., a decorated World War II submarine veteran and only son of Navy Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, died with his wife, Joan...to ... |
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Chester Nimitz Jr. Dies; Navy Officer, Executive
Navy Rear Adm. Chester W. Nimitz Jr., a highly decorated World War II submarine officer who was the son of...Needham, Mass. Adm. Nimitz, 86, and his wife, Joan Labern Nimitz, ... |
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Chester W. Nimitz Jr. Dies
...Mass. (AP) _ Rear Adm. Chester W. Nimitz Jr., a decorated World War II submarine veteran and only son of Navy Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, died with his wife, Joan...to ... |
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Obituaries in the News
...Committee's Secretariat. Chester W. Nimitz Jr. NEEDHAM, Mass. (AP) _ Rear Adm. Chester W. Nimitz Jr., a decorated World War II submarine veteran and only son of ... |
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Family not surprised by Nimitzes' suicide.(The Providence Journal)
Rear Adm. Chester W. Nimitz Jr. and Joan Labern Nimitz were people who...they enjoyed. Nimitz, son of the...War II and a decorated World War II...and earned the Navy Cross, three...chief ... |