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Dates: during 1940-1949
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In a terse postscript, he concluded: "I most respectfully urge that the text of this letter ... be made public."
Last week Arleigh Burke, 48, found himself at the center of a fight for which he was poorly equipped. His name had appeared on a list of 22 captains recommended by a Navy selection board for promotion to rear admiral. Then, mysteriously, the board was reconvened and ordered to do...
"You requested my removal from duty as Chief of Naval Operations, giving among the reasons therefor that I was, in your opinion, not loyal to my superiors and did not have the 'respect for authority' that should exist 'between various official ranks.'
"While there are assignments in which I could serve inside the Navy without fear that my loyalty to the best interests of this nation would be questioned, it could conceivably happen that other nations, having read of this public accusation, would not have the necessary respect for, and confidence in...
Not overly concerned by the pollsters findings, Millikin stoutly predicted that "any Republican candidate for the Senate in Colorado will win ... in 1950." But he was worried enough to take a tip from Ohio's Taft. Last week Gene Millikin was off on a two-week tour, renewing old...