Wyman H. Packard
Wyman H. Packard (1911-2002) was a United States Navy captain and historian, best known for his book A Century of U.S. Naval Intelligence.[1][2][3]
Background[edit]
Wyman Howard Packard was born on December 13, 1911, in Brockton, Massachusetts.[1]
Career[edit]
Packard served in the US Navy from 1931 to 1965 and reach the rank of captain. Duty stations included: USS Hornet (CV-8), Assistant Operations Offier COMSOTAC, Assistant (and Deputy[4]) Director in the Office of Naval Intelligence, COF Staff (Intel) CINCPACFLT, and Assistant Naval Attache in London.[1]
Personal life and death[edit]
Packard married Ruth Wordell; they had two children, and he adopted her other two children.
Wyman H. Packard died on September 12, 2002, in McLean, Virginia, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[2]
Legacy[edit]
Aside from his service, Packard's book A Century of U.S. Naval Intelligence is a quiet, steady source for military historians.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Awards[edit]
- Legion of Merit (1966)[4]
- Purple Heart
- Bronze Star Medal
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (4 Stars)
- World War II Victory Medal
Works[edit]
- Books
- Articles
- "Notes on the Early History of Naval Intelligence in the United States," ONI Review (1957)
- "The Naval Attaché," U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings (1965)
- "Intelligence and the Navy," Naval Review (1968)
- "The History of ONI," Naval Intelligence Professionals Quarterly (4 parts 1987-1988)
- "The Origins of Naval Intelligence Professionals," Naval Intelligence Professionals Quarterly (1989)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Wyman Howard Packard". United States Navy Memorial. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Wyman Packard". Washington Post. 17 September 2002. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ a b Packard, Wyman H. (1996). A Century of U.S. Naval Intelligence (PDF). Office of Naval Intelligence and the Naval Historical Center, US Department of the Navy. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Wyman H. Packard". Hall of Valor Project. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Dignman, Roger (2013). Deciphering the Rising Sun. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781612514314. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Hughes, homas Alexander (2016). Admiral Bill Halsey: A Naval Life. Harvard University Press. p. 431. ISBN 9780674969292. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Filby, Evan E. (2019). American Sherlock: Remembering a Pioneer in Scientific Crime Investigation. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 217, 228, 285. ISBN 9781538129197. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Harris, Charles Houston; Sadler, Louis R. (2003). The Archaeologist was a Spy: Sylvanus G. Morley and the Office of Naval Intelligence. University of New Mexico Press. p. xiii, 197, 434. ISBN 9780826329370. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Ford, Christopher; Rosenberg, David (2014). The Admirals' Advantage: U.S. Navy Operational Intelligence in World War II and the Cold War. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781612513300. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Mahnken, Thomas G. (2002). Uncovering Ways of War: U.S. Intelligence and Foreign Military Innovation, 1918-1941. Cornell University Press. pp. 19, 24, 43, 88. ISBN 0801439868. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Mobley, Scott (2018). Progressives in Navy Blue: Maritime Strategy, American Empire, and the Transformation of U.S. Naval Identity, 1873-1898. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 9781682471944. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Packard, Wyman H. (1994). A Century of U.S. Naval Intelligence. GPO. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
External links[edit]
- Papers of Wyman Packard (US Naval Historical Center)
- A century of U.S. naval intelligence / Wyman H. Packard (Smithsonian)
- Modern Biographical Files in the Navy Department Library (Naval History and Heritage Command)
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