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Aeronautics Bureau chief, Towers organized the Navy's aircraft procurement plans while war clouds gathered over the Far East and in the Atlantic. Under his leadership, the air arm of the Navy grew from 2,000 planes in 1939 to 39,000 in 1942. He also instituted a rigorous pilot-training program and
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After that winter in San Diego they went back to
Greenbury Point. On October 6, 1912, he achieved an American endurance record by rigging extra gasoline tanks to a Curtiss A-2 seaplane, allowing him to remain aloft for 6 hours, ten minutes, 35 seconds. From October to December 1912, Towers conducted
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January 1915, the navy decided to officially designate its flyers. At that time, Towers was officially designated as Naval Aviator No. 3, with an effective date of 1914. Lieutenant Commander Towers, while assigned to the aviation desk under the CNO, is credited with the development of the Naval
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stood up as one of the first unified commands with
Admiral Towers as its first commander. He served as the commander of Pacific Command for only two months before being reassigned: 1 January 1947 – 28 February 1947. Admiral Towers was dual-hatted as both commander in chief, Pacific Fleet and
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Curtiss A-1 seaplane. In Sept 1911 Towers and Ellyson created the first official Naval Air Station and flying aviation unit at Greenbury Point, Md across the Severn River from the Naval Academy under orders from Captain
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Jacksonville Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida, is named for him, as is the air field at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport, Rome, Georgia. A pool located on the United States Pacific Fleet command section of Pearl Harbor is named after him.
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Assistant Director of Naval Aviation. In that position, he orchestrated the buildup from a handful of obsolete aircraft and fewer than 50 pilots to a force of thousands of aircraft and aviators. Towers was subsequently awarded the
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Aviators badge, which were designed and ordered in 1917. On
January 19, 1918, distribution of the first gold Naval Aviator wings began, and it is likely that Towers, as Senior Naval Aviator in Washington at the time, was an early, if not the earliest, recipient.
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On 20 January 1914, after appealing to the higher-ups to move the aviation unit to warmer climes
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tests to spot submerged submarines from the air over the Chesapeake Bay. This later was valuable in leading to the design of the NC boats and the First Crossing of the Atlantic in 1919. He furthered those tests into 1913 during fleet operations near
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to set up the naval aviation training unit. On April 20, 1914, Towers led the first naval aviation unit called into action with the Fleet. He and two other pilots, 12 enlisted men and three aircraft sailed from Pensacola aboard the
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After shore duty in the Bureau of Aeronautics, Towers successively served as head of the plans division and later, as assistant bureau chief. Towers joined the staff of the Commander, Aircraft, Battle Force, under Rear Admiral
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In 1946, President Truman signed the first Outline Command Plan (now known as the Unified Command Plan) that called for the establishment of several joint or unified commands. On 1 January 1947, the new
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The text includes a brief recital of Towers' Georgia roots and naval accomplishments. The resolution was to approve the placing of a portrait of Towers in the Georgia State Capitol.
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went on to complete the transatlantic crossing, arriving at Lisbon on 27 May. For his leadership in the operation, Towers was awarded his second
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The newly appointed Chief of Bureau of Aeronautics, U.S. Navy, Rear Admiral John H. Towers, right, being administered the oath on June 1, 1939
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established a trained group of reserve officers for ground support duties. During Towers' tenure, the number of men assigned to
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by the Portuguese government on 3 June 1919. Ten years later, Towers and the flight crew of NC-4 were awarded
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and Task Force 38, Pacific Fleet. He held this position in the closing days of the war.
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1922:"Congressional Record, Volume 155 Issue 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2009)"
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activities reached a high point of some three quarters of a million.
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Text of Georgia Senate Resolution SR-942, honoring Admiral Towers
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for his wartime service as Assistant Director of Naval Aviation.
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High commissioners of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
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Admiral John H. Towers: The Struggle for Naval Air Supremacy.
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On 7 November 1945, he broke his flag aboard the battleship
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Admiral John H. Towers The Struggle for Naval Air Supremacy
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Early Naval Aviators: Towers is seated second from left.
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Allied sailors and officers watch General of the Army
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sign documents during the surrender ceremony aboard
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1533:Reynolds, Clark G. (1986). "Young Jack Towers".
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392:degree on 12 February 1906 and was attached as
2190:Recipients of the Order of the Tower and Sword
294:John H. Towers was born on 30 January 1885 at
2210:Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
1864:. United States Navy Websites. Archived from
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286:research and advising the aviation industry.
2195:Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States)
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2170:United States Navy personnel of World War I
2031:John H. Towers Papers (Library of Congress)
1994:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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1633:"Lieut. Towers Makes Long Flying Boat Run"
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1952:"Rome native Towers featured in new book"
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1988:This article incorporates text from the
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779:. He was also made a commander of the
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1077:International Aerospace Hall of Fame
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919:World War II operational commands
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2150:American aviation record holders
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1920:Isakson, Johnny (May 20, 2009).
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1025:United States Pacific Command
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1703:"Developing the Flying Bomb"
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781:Order of the Tower and Sword
300:Georgia School of Technology
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2160:United States Navy admirals
2061:United States Pacific Fleet
2020:Arlington National Cemetery
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972:Distinguished Service Medal
664:Towers as Commander in 1919
308:United States Naval Academy
151:United States Pacific Fleet
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2059:Commander in Chief of the
1374:World War II Victory Medal
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637:Naval Reserve Flying Corps
495:Washington Irving Chambers
422:Towers was transferred to
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1590:Reynolds, Clark (1991)
1369:3/16 inch service stars
1352:American Campaign Medal
754:Trepassey, Newfoundland
706:Patrick N. L. Bellinger
641:Naval Air Reserve Force
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371:Ferdinand L. Reichmuth
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290:Early life and career
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2085:Commander in Chief,
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1608:www.history.navy.mil
1604:"Towers, John Henry"
1563:www.history.navy.mil
1045:Pacific War Memorial
1033:Navy's General Board
750:Halifax, Nova Scotia
532:Washington Navy Yard
490:Aero Club of America
343:William A. Glassford
2130:Georgia Tech alumni
2053:Raymond A. Spruance
1871:on 21 December 2016
1463:Albert Cushing Read
1442:Theodore G. Ellyson
1282:Naval Aviator Badge
1031:After chairing the
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626:Reginald R. Belknap
588:in response to the
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548:Annapolis, Maryland
506:Annapolis, Maryland
454:Theodore G. Ellyson
390:Bachelor of Science
347:Charles C. Hartigan
312:Annapolis, Maryland
2004:Reynolds, Clark G.
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339:Robert L. Ghormley
331:William L. Calhoun
323:Roland M. Brainard
260:United States Navy
108:United States Navy
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405:Great White Fleet
394:passed midshipman
355:Frank J. Fletcher
327:Arthur L. Bristol
253:John Henry Towers
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