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• Document Release Date: July 5, 2002
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Guy,
In connection with a badge being prepared by I & S, I had to
get the following info, which might be well to have in our files:
Admiral Hillenkoetter: General Wright:
Height 6 feet 5' lob"
Weight 165 lbs 190#
Eyes Gray Brown
Hair Black Sandy
Born 5-8-97 28 Dec 98
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From,: Chief of Naval Personnel
To: Bureaus; Boards and Offices of the Navy Department and
Corm andant, Potomac River Naval Command.
Subj: Information to be used by W; .ite House.
ld The Naval Hide to the President has requested information concerning
officers of the rank of captain and above in the Nava- and colonel and a_uove in
the I:arine Corps on duty in the Washington area.
2, It is requested that you have the enclosed questionnaires filled out
promptly by all officers of the rank of captain and colonel and above who are
under your jurisdiction and on duty in the Washington area; have the question-
naires for your activities returned to you and then forwarded to the Director
of Records, Bureau of Naval Personnel, Room L 3054, Arlington Annex, ~lashington,
D.C.
3. It is desired that these questionnaires be in the hands of the Director of
Records, Eureau of Naval Personnel, prior to 10 November in order that lists
r--,.a, be prepared and delivered to the Naval Aide to the President as soon as
practicable.
/s/ T. L. SPRAGUE.
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PLEASE RETURN TO NAVAL COMM, 207 NORTH
QUESTIONNAIRE .
? OFFICERS OF THE RANK OF' CAPTAIN AND ABOVE
TO BE USED BY THE ';,TUTF HOUSE
Name HTT. ____ETT__ _ R?sgse H. Rank RADM
Last First Initial
Duty Station Direc er. Central Intelligence Agency
7ashington Home Address
5315 16th Street, North
Arlington, Virginia
City and Zone Number
Married or Single d
Name of 'r'ife
Home Teleph^ne ,,Owen 6971
Names of adult daughters (18 or over) if living with family
Please return to Director of Records, BuPers,
Room 3054, Arlington Annex
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PROFILE
HILLENKOETTER, Rear Admiral Roscoe Henry . . . . . .
Rear Admiral Roscoe Henry Hillenkoetter,
career Navy man, has been appointed Director
of the Central Intelligency Agency of the new
unified defense establishment of the United
States. Since May 1, 1947, he has bee Direc-
tor of the(Central Intelligence Group.)
A Missourian, Hillenkoetter was appoint-
ed to the United States Naval Academy in 1916
and while still a midshipman served in the
summer of 1918 on the USS iiinnesota which
operated with the Atlantic Fleet during World
War I. As a First Classman, he won the watch
presented annually by Dr. Henry Van Dyke (U-
nited States College professor, clergyman and
writer) for the best original article on any
naval or equally patriotic subject. Graduated
from Annapolis with distinction (20th in a
class of 467) and commissioned Ensign in June
1919, he progressed in grade until his pro-
motion to Captain in June 1942. His promotion
to Rear Admiral was approved by President
Truman, November 28, 1946.
Admiral Hillenkoetter has served on the
USS Bushnell, the USS Paducah and the USS
Israel; on submarines S-7 and 0-2, and as
aide to the Commandant in Balboa; Canal Zone.
Later he served as aide on the staff of the
commander, Destroyer Squadrons, Scouting
Fleet, and as aide and flag lieutenant on the
staff of the commander, Special Services
Squadron. For two years (1929-1931) he was
instructor in the department of modern lan-
guage at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Mary-
land. This assignment was followed by sea
duty, and from November 1933 to September
1935 he was assistant naval attache at the
American Embassy in Paris.
After a year as gunnery officer on the
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September, 1947
DIRECTOR, CENTRAL INTELLIGENCY,AGENCY
battleship Maryland, he returned to Paris and
served also at the United States Embassy in
Madrid, Spain, and at the Legation in Lisbon,
Portugal, In April 1940 he was designated
naval attache and attache for air at the Ameri-
can Embassy in Paris, holding the same posts
at the American Embassy at Vichy during the
regime of Marshal Petain.
In November 1941, Admiral Hillenkoetter
became executive officer of the USS West
Virginia and was serving in that capacity
when the Japanese attached Pearl Harbor,
December 7, 1941. The West Virginia was
sunk at her berth and Hillenkoetter was
wounded. He was then transferred to the USS
Maryland on which he served as Executive Of-
ficer in Charge of Intelligence on the staff
of the Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Area.
Later Hillenkoetter was put in command
of the USS Dixie and was awarded the Bronze
Star Medal for his service in command of this
ship during the Solomon Islands campaign,
Reporting next for duty in the Bureau of
Naval Personnel, Navy Department, in lashing-
ton, he served as assistant director of train-
ing and control, and was given the Legion of
Merit for this latter service. He also was
awarded the Victory Medal.
At the end of World War II, Admiral
Hillenkoetter assumed command of the battle-
ship Missouri until July 1946 when he made
his third tour of duty in Paris, as naval
attache. Upon his return to the United (Cen-
tral he was appointe_ Director of theiCen-
tral Intelligency Groupby President Truman.
Hillenkoetter is married; his official
residence is in St. Louis, Missouri.
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REAR ADMIRAL ROSCOE HENRY HiILLENKOETTER U. S. NAVY
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Rear Admiral Hillenkoetter,
appointed to the U. S. Naval Academy from the Twelfth District of his native state
in 1916. While a Midshipman he served in the summer of 1918 in the USS MINNESOTA
which operated with the Atlantic Fleet during the World War. As a First Class-
man he won the watch presented annually by Dr. Henry Van Dyke to a member of the
graduating class for the best original article or theme on any naval or equally
patriotic subject, Graduated with distinction, twentieth in a class of 467, and
commissioned Ensign in June 1919, with the Class of.1920, he subsequently pro-
gressed in grade until his promotion to Captain, June 18, 1942. His selection to
Rear Admiral was approved by the President November 28, 1946. His date of rank as
a Rear ldmiral is March 4, 1944.
After graduation in?1919, Rear Admiral Hillenkoetter served in the USS
BUSHNELL until July 1920, and following duty in the submarine 3-7, served in
the USS PADUCAH from September 1920 until September 1921 when that gunboat was
decommissioned. Reporting for duty with the Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet, in Oct-
ober 1921, he was assigned to the'USS ISRAEL in which he served until July 1922.
He was under instruction at the Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut, from
August to December 1922 when he joined the submarine 0-2 in which he served for
a year. In December 1923 he reported for duty in the Fifteenth Naval District,
Balboa, Canal Zone, and in February 1925 was assigned duty as Aide to the Com-
mandant, Fifteenth Naval District, serving in that assignment for eight months.
Rear Admiral Hillenkoetter served as aide on the Staff of the Commander,
Destroyer Squadrons, Scouting Fleet, from October 1925 until July 1927 when he
was transferred to duty as aide and flag lieutenant on the Staff of the Commander
Special Service Squadron. Detached from that assignment in May 1929, he was an
instructor in the Department of Modern Languages at the Naval Academy, Annapolis;
Maryland, the two succeeding years.. Returning to sea, he served in the USS
1n MIPHIS from June to December 1931, and after-assisting in fitting out the USS
BAINBRIDGE, served as executive and engineer officer of that destroyer from her
commissioning, March 9, 1932, until May of that year. Ordered to Nicaragua in
connection with an electoral mission, he served in that duty until December 1932?
Proceeding to the Canal Zone, he reported in January 1933 for duty as aide and
flag lieutenant on the Staff of the Commander, Special Service squadron, and?from
May to October 1933 served as aide and flag secretary on the Staff of that Com-
mander.
From November 1933 until September 1935, Rear Admiral Hillenkoetter was
Assistant Naval Attache at the American Embassy, Paris, Frpnee. After his re-
turn to the United States, he joined the USS MARYLAND in October 1935, serving
as gunnery officer of that battleship from June 1937 until February 1938. Fol-
lowing duty in the Office ?f-the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department,
Washington, D. C., he returned to France, and in April '1938 again reported for
duty as'Assistant Naval Attache at the American Embassy, Paris, with additional
at
duty as Assistant Naval Attache at the American Embassy in Madrid, Spain., and
the American Legation in Lisbon, Portugal, In April 1940 he was designated Nava_
Attache and Naval Attache for Air at the American Embassy in Paris, was relieved
of his duties in Madrid and Lisbon, and later was assigned additional duty as
Naval Attache and Naval Attache for Air at the American Embassy, Vichy, France.
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Detached from that assignment August 30, 1941, Rear Admiral Hillen-
koetter returned to the United States. On November 19, 191+1, he joined the USS
WEST VIRGINIA as executive officer and was serving in that duty during the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, T. H., on December 7, 191+1, being wounded in
that attack which sank the WEST VIRGINIA at her berth. Transferred to the USS
MARYLAND at Pearl Harbor on December 15, 1941, he served as executive officer of
that battleship, damaged in the attack but repaired and returned to duty in the
South Pacific in February 191+2, until July 3, 191+2.
Following brief duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations,
Navy Department, Washington, D.C., Rear Admiral Hillenkoetter served as Officer
in Charge of Intelligence on the Staff of the Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean
Area, from September 1942 until March 1943. Transferred to command of the USS
DIXIE, he served in that command until February 1944, with additional duty during
that period as Representative, Commander, Destroyers, Pacific Fleet, in the
South Pacific Area. For his services in command of the DIXIE during the Solomon
Islands campaign he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with the following citation:
BRONZE STAR MEDAL:
"For meritorious service as Commanding__ Officer of the USS
DIXIE during operations against enemy Japanese forces in
the Solomon Islands and New Hebrides from April 1943, to
February 191+1+. Applying outstand..ing professional skill to
the performance of his duties, Rear Admiral Hillenkoetter
directed his ship in the servicing of large numbers of
destroyers during long and arduous Campaigns in these
areas. By his leadership, determination and devotion to
duty, Rear Admiral Hillenkoetter uphold the highest
traditions cf.' the United States Naval Service."
Following detachment from command of the DIXIE on February 7, 191+1+,
Rear Admiral Hillenkoetter reported March 114. 1944 for duty in the Bureau of
Naval Personnel, Navy Department, Washington, D.C., serving as Assistant Director
.of Training, and later as Director of Planning and Control. For services in
this latter capacity he was awarded the Legion of Merit, with the following
citation:
LEGION OF MERIT:
"For exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance
-of outstanding services to the Government of the United
States as Director of Planning and Control, Bureau of Naval
Personnel, from August 15, 1944, to September 24, 1911.5. Re-
sponsible for the initiation, coordination and implementation
of personnel plans, Captain Hillenkoetter rendered invaluable
service in meeting the took war effort's changing demands with
the trained manpower necessary to man ships and stations, so
that the attack was never stayed for lack of the basic flow of
trained personnel. His breadth of vision and tireless efforts
have been of inestimable assistance in handling the varying
requirements of war and in carrying forward improvements in
the procedures and methods of personnel planning and utiliza-
tion. By his brilliant professional ability and steadfast
devotion to duty, Captain Hillenkoetter aided in maintaining
the greatest economy in the use of the nations manpower and con-
tributed materially to the successful prosecution of the war."
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Rear Admiral Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter, USN
After the cessation of hostilities, Rear Admiral Hillenkoetter assumed
command of the battleship, USS MISSOURI, in October 1946. Under his command
the MISSOURI transported to Turkey in'th? spring of 1946 the body of the late
Turkish Ambassador, Mehmet Munir Ertegun. At Gibraltar Admiral Henry Kent
Hewitt, USN, Commander United States Naval Forces in Europe, boarded the MISSOURI
and completed the remainder of her cruise, escorted by the destroyer USS POWER
and the cruiser USS PROVIDENCE. The MISSOURI anchored in the Bosphorus, off
Istanbul, whore the body of the ambassador was removed and the ship was opened
to visitors. After visiting the ports of Pirawus, Naples, Algiers and Tangier,
the MISSOURI returned to Gibraltar and from there to the United States, arriving
in Norfolk; May 9, 1946. This visit of the MISSOURI to Turkey was the first
visit to that country by a U.S. warship since the shakedown cruise of the USS
CHESTER in Septer:bcr 1930. During this cruise, Rear Admiral Hillenkoetter was
awarded the Order of the Phoonix, degree of Commander, by the Government of
Greece, presentation being made at Athens on April 10. 1946, and was awarded
the Order of Saint Maurice and Saint Lazarus, degree of Commander, by the Gov-
ernment of Italy, presentation being mete on April 22, 1946?
Rear Admiral Hillenkoetter was relieved of command of the MISSOURI
shortly after this cruise and on July 29, 1946, reported to Paris, France, for
his third tour of duty there, this time as Naval Attache. His selection to the
rank of Roar Admiral was approved by the President on November 28, 1946. Re-
turning to the United States he reported on April 7, 1947, to the Office of the
Secretary of the Navy for special duty. On May 1, 1947 President Truman Appointed
Rear Admiral Hillonkoetter Director of the Central Intelligence Group.
In addition to the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal, and the
Purple Heart Medal, Rear Admiral Hillenkoetter has the Victory Medal, Atlantic
Fleet Clasp (USS MINNESOTA), and is entitled to the American Defense Service
Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific AreaCampaign Medal, the American Area Campaign Medal,
and the World War II Victory Modal. In addition to the Order of the Phoonix,
dejroe of Comander, from the Government of Greece, and the Order of Saint Maurice
and Saint Lazarus, degree of Commander, from the Government of Italy, he also has
the Legion of Honor, Rank of Officer, and the Order of Maritime Merit, awarded
by the Government of France, and the. Modal of Merit presented by the Government
of Nicaragua.
His official address is 4147 Green Lea Place, St. Louis, Missouri,
and that of his wife, Mrs. R. H. (Jane Clark) Hillenkoetter, is care of Captain
G. F. Clark (MC), USN, Naval Hospital, Chelsea, Massachusetts.
23 May 1947
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