Nov. 24, 2020

Navy History Matters - November 24, 2020

Welcome to Navy History Matters, our weekly compilation of articles, commentaries, and blogs related to history and heritage. Every week we'll gather the top-interest items from a variety of media and social media sources and then link you to related content at NHHC's website (history.navy.mil), your authoritative source for Navy history.SECNAV

Nov. 19, 2020

The Passing of Rear Admiral Robert "Bob" Sutton

It is with deep regret I inform you of the passing of Rear Admiral Robert "Bob" Sutton, U.S. Navy (Retired) on November 16, 2020 at age 78. Rear Adm. Sutton enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1959, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1964 and served as a Surface Line Officer until his retirement in 1999 as the Director of the Navy

Nov. 17, 2020

Navy History Matters - November 17, 2020

Welcome to Navy History Matters, our weekly compilation of articles, commentaries, and blogs related to history and heritage. Every week we'll gather the top-interest items from a variety of media and social media sources and then link you to related content at NHHC's website (history.navy.mil), your authoritative source for Navy history.Indiana

Nov. 10, 2020

Passing of Vice Admiral John H. Nicholson, USN (Ret.)

It is with deep regret I inform you of the passing of Vice Admiral John Harris "Nick" Nicholson, U.S. Navy (Retired) on November 7, 2020 at age 96. Vice Adm. Nicholson enlisted in December 1942, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1946 and served as a submarine officer until his retirement in 1980 as the Deputy Director, Joint Strategic Target

Nov. 10, 2020

Navy History Matters - November 10, 2020

Welcome to Navy History Matters, our weekly compilation of articles, commentaries, and blogs related to history and heritage. Every week we'll gather the top-interest items from a variety of media and social media sources and then link you to related content at NHHC's website (history.navy.mil), your authoritative source for Navy history.First

Nov. 3, 2020

Navy History Matters - November 3, 2020

Welcome to Navy History Matters, our weekly compilation of articles, commentaries, and blogs related to history and heritage. Every week we'll gather the top-interest items from a variety of media and social media sources and then link you to related content at NHHC's website (history.navy.mil), your authoritative source for Navy history.The

Oct. 29, 2020

Finding the Needle in the Haystack, aka Processing 101

You've just heard the U.S. Navy Archives, a part of the United States Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC), has recently received a new collection of documents regarding Operation Deep Freeze. Score! You've been looking for some new material for your research paper. You try to schedule an appointment only to be told the collection is not yet

Oct. 29, 2020

NHHC Biography Collection

Accessioned from the Chief of Information (CHINFO) in 1974, the Biography Collection is one of the larger collections housed at the United States Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC). This collection primarily contains biographical sheets, service transcripts, Casualty Reports, obituaries, career biographies, and news articles about Navy

Oct. 27, 2020

Navy History Matters - October 27, 2020

Compiled by Brent Hunt, Naval History and Heritage Commands Communication and Outreach DivisionWelcome to Navy History Matters, our weekly compilation of articles, commentaries, and blogs related to history and heritage. Every week we'll gather the top-interest items from a variety of media and social media sources and then link you to related

Oct. 23, 2020

The Spanish-American War in Glass

In 2014, United States Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) photo archivists rediscovered a donation in their backlog of unprocessed collections containing approximately 325 original glass plate photographs from the Spanish-American War and the Philippine-American War. Based on the inscription located at the top of one of the two wooden boxes