I have just finished reviewing and cleaning the John J. Miles collection that was given to the Library in 2014. Due to the Covid 19, I am temporarily working at home and this has given me an opportunity to turn my attention to projects that I normally would find it difficult to accomplish at the library with other responsibilities. This is not a complete set of documents, but I hope to have highlighted some of John Miles' accomplishements.
Below is John Miles, appointment as Ensign on April 14th 1941:
The documents are quite extensive - here, for instance, is an assignment to the submarine base at New London:
By or before 1942, he was promoted to Lieutenant:
Also in 1942 he was assigned to Adak Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
In 1943 he was assigned to the San Diego Submarine Base
In April of 1944, it appears he was back in New London
In May of 1944, he was sent to Casco Bay Maine for temporary additional duty in DesLant's Torpedo School - on an interesting note the class convened on 5 June 1944.
Here is a report of his service on the U.S.S. Portunus
A report from Okinawa
Above is a release from active duty from the U.S.S. Missoula
Congratulatory letter from James Forrestal Secretary of the Navy
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