Word: vinson
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Reprisal? The effects of the President's decision rumbled off much farther than the Pentagon Building. He was immediately accused-most heatedly by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Vinson-of taking reprisals against Denfeld for his testimony before the committee, though witnesses had been guaranteed safe conduct by Louis Johnson himself. Others complained that in the summary manner of firing, the Admiral had been unnecessarily humiliated...
There was undoubtedly truth in both charges. But neither Vinson, Denfeld nor any other Admiral should have been surprised. The Navy's rebels had gone too far, and their topmost man, Admiral Denfeld himself, had taken a stand which clearly disqualified him to work any longer with his civilian superiors and his opposite numbers in the Army and Air Force. The rebels had ruthlessly and violently attacked, not only the Air Force and its professional integrity but also the whole Joint Chiefs of Staff concept of strategy. They had plainly implied that they would remain insubordinate to the bitter...
...Hiroshima bomb, which scientists now consider a model-T bomb. The report said that "flash burns were protected by clothing and buildings within less than 3,250 ft. from the blast." The north-south runway, Tatom declared, is 6,840 ft. long. Rejoined Georgia's Congressman Carl Vinson laconically: "I, personally, would rather be in Georgia...
Siege Operations. Committee Chairman Vinson presided benevolently over the amphitheater formed by the double bank of committee tables, peering at witnesses over his spectacles. "Come on up here," he told "Bull" Halsey, who is growing a little deaf and had trouble hearing the questions. Stubby, emphatic Bull Halsey drew cheers from his Navy audience when he attacked the long-range bomber, declaring roundly: "I do not favor the concept that the principal weapon in our national arsenal should be a weapon designed to conduct siege operations...
...rushed forward to wring his hand. "Admiral Denfeld," said Missouri's Navy-minded Dewey Short admiringly, "I don't know what you had for lunch, but brother, it was a correct diet. There will be a lot of starch added to the shirts of the Navy." Chairman Vinson added gravely: "You have rendered a distinct service by putting the chips on the table...