| LC control no. | n 94077132 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Blandy, William H. P. (William Henry Purnell), 1890-1954 |
| Birth date | 18900628 |
| Death date | 19540112 |
| Place of birth | New York, N.Y. |
| Place of death | Saint Albans, New York, N.Y. |
| Affiliation | Great Britain. Royal Navy. Grand Fleet United States. Navy Department. Bureau of Ordnance United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Amphibious Group, 1st United States. Navy. Atlantic Fleet |
| Found in | NUCMC data from Library of Congress Manuscript Division for McCrea, J. Papers, 1898-1984 (William H.P. (William Henry Purnell) Blandy (1890-1954); correspondent) WWWA, 1951-1960 (William Henry Purnell Blandy; naval officer and business executive; b. 1890; d. 1954) Arlington National Cemetery, via WWW, July 15, 2013 (William Henry Purnell Blandy, Admiral, United States Navy; William H. P. Blandy was born in New York City on June 28, 1890; he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1913, placing first in his class; he participated in the occupation of Veracruz, Mexico in 1914 and served on board a battleship with the British Grand Fleet during World War I; during World War II he was Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, Commander, Group 1, Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, and Commander, Cruisers and Destroyers, Pacific Fleet; after the war he commanded JTF 1 during the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll; he commanded the 2nd Task Fleet and later served as Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet; Admiral Blandy died January 12, 1954 at the U.S. Navy Hospital, St. Albans, New York, and was buried in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery) |
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