ADMIRAL ALLEN P. CALVERT, 64
COMMANDED PT BOATS IN PACIFIC
OAKLAND, California, November 14, 1965 – Rear Admiral Allen P. Calvert, U.S.N., retired, died at the Naval Hospital here today of a heart attack. He was 61 years old and lived in Berkeley.
During 1942 and 1943, Admiral Calvert commanded the Motor Torpedo Boat Flotilla at Tulagi in the South Pacific. President Kennedy served under Admiral Calvert at Calvertville, a village in the Solomon Islands, named for the Admiral.
Mr. Kennedy was then a Lieutenant, junior grade, and Admiral Calvert was a Commander.
Later in World War II, Admiral Calvert commanded the cruiser Oakland.
After the war, Admiral Calvert commanded the Pacific Reserve Fleet at San Francisco. He retired from the Navy in 1954 and entered teaching. He headed the departments of engineering at Oakland Junior College and Monterey Peninsula College.
At the time of his death he was an instructor and administrator at Merritt College here.
Admiral Calvert was born in Battle Creek, Michigan. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1924 and received advances degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School, the Naval War College and Columbia University.
He was awarded the Army’s Distinguished Service Medal with seven bronze stars for assistance on the staff of General Douglas MacArthur.
Admiral Calvert is survived by his widow, the former Katharine Summers; a son by a previous marriage, Allen, of Alexander, Virginia; a step daughter, Katharine L. Purdum of Santa Monica, and his mother, Mrs. Beach.
Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday.
CALVERT, ALLEN PHILLIP
R/ADM USN
- DATE OF BIRTH: 09/15/1901
- DATE OF DEATH: 11/14/1965
- BURIED AT: SECTION 4 SITE 3183-A
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Read our general and most popular articles
- Diaetoxil
- Nuubu
- Regener 8
- CBD Vital
- Nordic Oil
- Potencialex
- Diaetostat
- Figur Kapseln
- Viscerex
- Prostaphytol
- Nutra Prosta
- Nutra Flex
- Diaetolin
- Matcha Slim
- Hepafar Forte
- Derila Kissen
- Exodermin
- HHC
- HHC Vape
- KU2 Cosmetics Hyaluronsäure Serum
- Liba Capsules
- KetoXplode
- Green Gummies
- Liver Ignite
- Ketoxboom Fruchtgummis
- Viagra Alternative
- Gundry MD Energy Renew
- ProDentim
- Phentermine Over The Counter
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
Reviewed by: Michael Howard