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Assistant Secretary of the Navy (abbrev. "ASN") is the title given to certain senior officials in the U.S. Department of the Navy. They serve as chief assistants to the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV). As of 2004, there are four Assistant Secretaries of the Navy: Seal The United States Department of the Navy was established by an Act of Congress on April 30, 1798, to provide administrative and technical support, and civilian leadership to the United States Navy and Marine Corps. ...
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The Assistant Secretaries report to the Under Secretary of the Navy, the Navy's number-two civilian officer.
The General Counsel of the Department of the Navy is on the same organizational level as the Assistant Secretaries, and also reports to the Under Secretary.
History The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy was established in 1861, to provide a senior deputy to the Secretary. The Assistant Secretary was responsible for the Navy's civilian personnel, as well as for administration of shore facilities (such as naval bases and shipyards). The office was disestablished in 1869, during Reconstruction, but was reestablished by Congress on July 11, 1890. Port of Los Angeles, March 29, 2004. ...
The Assistant Secretary was the Navy's number-two civilian until 1940, when Congress established the position of Under Secretary of the Navy, who was given oversight of the Assistant Secretary's activities. James V. Forrestal, later Secretary of Defense, was the first to serve as Under Secretary; he held the post until 1944, when he became Secretary of the Navy. 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...
James Vincent Forrestal (February 15, 1892–May 22, 1949) was a Secretary of the Navy and the first United States Secretary of Defense (1947 - 1949). ...
The United States Secretary of Defense is the head of the United States Department of Defense, concerned with the armed services and The Secretary is a member of the Presidents Cabinet. ...
Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy. ...
During the 20th century, the responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary were divided among several officials. During the 1920's, for example, to reflect the increasing importance of naval aviation, Congress established the position of Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air. Naval aviation is the application of manned military air power by the navies of the world such as those operated by the United States Navy. ...
Famous Assistant Secretaries of the Navy  Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt (front, center). At the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, circa 1897, with the college's faculty and class members. - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1897-1898, during the William McKinley administration.
- President Theodore Roosevelt's son Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., held the office during the Harding administration of the early 1920's. His name became linked to the "Teapot Dome" scandal, though he himself was cleared of all charges.
- U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, cousin to Theodore Roosevelt, held the position from 1913-1920 as a member of the Wilson administration. In this position, he helped to implement Navy policies during World War I.
- Ralph Austin Bard was Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1941–1944 and Under Secretary, 1944–1945. He was one of eight members of the Interim Committee appointed to advise President Harry S. Truman on the use of the atomic bomb. On June 27, 1945, he sent a memorandum to Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, urging that Japan receive two or three days' "preliminary warning" before the bomb was used.
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1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Theodore Roosevelt. ...
Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865–August 2, 1923) was an American politician and the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 to 1923, when he became the sixth president to die in office. ...
Teapot Dome is the commonly used name applied to the scandal that rocked the administration of United States President Warren G. Harding. ...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882–April 12, 1945), 32nd President of the United States, the longest-serving holder of the office and the only man to be elected President more than twice, was one of the central figures of 20th century history. ...
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. ...
1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...
Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 28th President of the United States (1913–1921). ...
Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead:5 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:8 million Military dead:4 million Civilian dead:3 million Total dead:7 million The First World...
External link Memorandum on the use of the S-1 bomb Categories: People stubs | 1884 births | 1975 deaths ...
For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the thirty-fourth Vice President (1945) and the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953), succeeding to the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. ...
The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 km (11 mi) above the epicenter. ...
June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ...
The Secretary of War was a member of the Presidents Cabinet, beginning with George Washingtons administration. ...
Henry L. Stimson Henry Lewis Stimson (September 21, 1867 – October 20, 1950) was an American statesman, who served as Secretary of War, Governor-General of the Philippines, and Secretary of State at various times. ...
See also Flag of the United States Secretary of the Navy. ...
Seal The United States Department of the Navy was established by an Act of Congress on April 30, 1798, to provide administrative and technical support, and civilian leadership to the United States Navy and Marine Corps. ...
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