Lynde D. McCormick
Lynde Dupuy McCormick (born August 12, 1895 in Annapolis , Maryland , † August 16, 1956 in Newport , Rhode Island ) was an American admiral , Vice Chief of Naval Operations between 1950 and 1951 and Commander in Chief from 1951 to 1954 the US Atlantic Fleet , Commander-in-Chief of the US Atlantic Command and also Supreme Allied Commander-in-Chief of the NATO Naval Forces for the Atlantic area from 1952 to 1954 was SACLANT (Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic) . Most recently he was President of the Naval War College from 1954 until his death in 1956 .
Life
Military training and World War I
McCormick, whose father Rear Admiral Albert Montgomery Dupuy McCormick was a doctor in the US Navy, began his military training at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis after attending St. John's Preparatory School and College in 1911 , which he took on June 4, 1915 Awarded as the second best of his class consisting of 183 midshipmen as a lieutenant . This was followed by a position as an officer on the battleship USS Wyoming , which was used in the Caribbean Sea and on the east coast .
After the United States entered the First World War in November 1917, the USS Wyoming, together with the other ships belonging to the 9th Battleship Division ( USS New York , USS Delaware and USS Florida), became the 6th Battle Squadron (Sixth Battle Squadron) assigned to the Grand Fleet of the Royal Navy . As a young naval officer, he also experienced the handover of the deep-sea fleet to the German Imperial Navy in the North Sea after the Armistice of Compiègne in 1918 .
The time after the First World War
After the end of World War McCormick was founded in 1919 and in April aide flag lieutenant on the staff of the commander of the 4th Division Battleship (Battleship Division 4) that the US Pacific Fleet ( US Pacific Fleet ) belonged. After being used on the battleship USS South Carolina from June to September 1919 , in September 1919 he became adjutant and flag lieutenant of the commander of the 4th Destroyer Squadron 4, also part of the US Pacific Fleet, on its flagship USS Birmingham , a lighter Kreuzer of Chester class . In December 1920, he was transferred to the destroyer USS Buchanan .
In August 1921, Corvette Captain McCormick took over as successor to Corvette Captain Charles Jefferson Parrish, his first command of a ship, namely the Clemson-class destroyer USS Kennedy . In this post he remained until October 1921, before he was then instructor of the navigation department at the US Naval Academy.
Submarine officer
McCormick began training at the US Navy's submarine school in New London in June 1923, establishing a longstanding association with submarine warfare . After completing this training, he was first to June 1924 on the the S-Class belonging submarine USS S-31 used, the one with the 16th submarine division (Submarine Division 16) in the Pacific Ocean operated.
After brief assignments on the submarine USS S-37, which also belongs to the S-class, and on the submarine escort ship USS Canopus , McCormick acted as commander of the submarine USS R-10 , which was stationed in Honolulu , from August 1924 to June 1926 . which was specially designed as a submarine of the so-called R-class for coastal and port defense.
This was followed between June 1926 and August 1928 using as an officer in the administration department of the US Naval Academy, before he in August 1928 Commander ( Commanding Officer ) of the submarine USS Bass , a V-boat called Barracuda-class, with of the 20th Submarine Division 20 operated to support the US Fleet during maneuvers on the west coast of the USA , off Hawaii and in the Caribbean Sea.
The 1930s
After completing his post as commandant of the USS Bass , McCormick returned to the US Naval Academy in May 1931, where he became adjutant to the new superintendent of that training facility, Rear Admiral Thomas C. Hart . After Hart's tenure as superintendent ended, he himself became a navigational officer on the USS Marblehead , an Omaha-class light cruiser, in June 1934 .
In April 1936 McCormick became the frigate captain in command of the supply ship USS Neches and remained in this position until June 1937. In June 1937 he began a course for staff officers at Naval War College (NWC) in Newport , which he completed in May 1938. He then remained until May 1939 as an officer on the staff of the Naval War College.
Subsequently, McCormick took over in June 1939 the function of operations officer in the staff of the commander of the battleships of the battleship fleet (US Battle Force) , Vice Admiral Charles P. Snyder , on his flagship USS West Virginia . After Snyder succeeded Admiral James O. Richardson as commander of the US battleship fleet on January 6, 1940 , McCormick succeeded him and became an operations officer of the US Battle Force on their flagship USS California .
In January 1941, Admiral Snyder requested his early recall after his superior Admiral Richardson, now Commander-in-Chief of the US Navy, was replaced by Admiral Husband E. Kimmel , who had the newly introduced designation as Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet ( US Pacific Fleet ) . After Kimmel officially took up his post on February 1, 1941, McCormick became assistant to the officer for war planning on the staff of the US Pacific Fleet at his request and remained in this post even after the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Forces on September 7. December 1941.
The second World War
Pacific War
After the attack on Pearl Harbor and the associated entry of the USA into World War II , Kimmel was replaced as Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz , who took over Kimmel's entire staff. In April 1942 McCormick became a war planning officer on the staff of Admiral Nimitz and was instrumental in this role in the preparations for the Battle of the Coral Sea , the Battle of Midway and the Battle of Guadalcanal . On June 30, 1942, he was injured in a seaplane accident while accompanying Admiral Nimitz on a flight to Naval Air Station Alameda . Although he broke a vertebra , he did not allow himself to be placed on the sick list, but continued his active service, in which he was in a plaster cast for three months .
On July 15, 1942 McCormick has been in the temporary rank (Temporary rank) to Rear Admiral promoted and was recognized for his outstanding achievements as a war planning officer on the staff of the Commander of the US Pacific Fleet and Pacific countries during the period 1 February 1941 to 14 January First recorded with the Legion of Merit in 1943 .
Atlantic War
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He was then in February 1943 after being reassigned to the rank of sea captain in command of the battleship USS South Dakota , after it had been repaired in the New York Naval Shipyard since December 18, 1942 . This was followed by a trip along the Atlantic coast via Portland to Argentia in Newfoundland to join the task force 61 commanded by Rear Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt . The Task Force 61 was next to the USS South Dakota and the battleship USS Alabama from five destroyers and reached in May 1943 Scapa Flow to the Scottish Orkneys . From there, the associations operated between June and July 1943 together with the Home Fleet of the Royal Navy. These operations took place under the command of Admiral Harold R. Stark , the Commander in Chief of the US Naval Forces Europe , who visited the USS South Dakota on June 26, 1943 . McCormick then returned to the United States and was replaced as Commander of the USS South Dakota by Captain Allan E. Smith.
Upon his return to the United States, McCormick was transferred to the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations , Admiral Ernest J. King , in October 1943 , where he was Assistant Chief of Naval Operations for Logistics Plans until March 1945 . He was thus the closest associate of Vice Admiral Frederick J. Horne , who was Vice Chief of Naval Operations at the time. In addition, he held the roles of president of the United Logistics Committee at the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( Joint Chiefs of Staff ) and accompanied King in this capacity for the Second Quebec Conference in September 1944 and for the Yalta Conference in February 1945. For his service was in military logistics he was awarded the Legion of Merit for the second time, instead being awarded a Gold Star for his first Legion of Merit.
In March 1945 McCormick returned again to the Pacific region to command a task force in the Battle of Okinawa between April and June 1945 as commander of the 3rd Battleship Division 3 . For the services there he was awarded the Legion of Merit for the third time, where he was instead awarded another gold star for his first Legion of Merit. In the following years he stayed there and was involved in the final occupation of the country after the capitulation of Japan on September 2, 1945.
After the war ended, McCormick became Chief of Staff and Adjutant to Admiral Raymond A. Spruance , who was Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet at the time. In December 1945 he was deputy commander of the US Pacific Fleet and received on 13 February 1946 owing to such use, the promotion to the temporary rank (Temporary rank) as Vice Admiral. After the end of this use at Spruance and his successor Admiral John Henry Towers , he acted between February 1947 and November 1948 as the commander of the battleships and cruisers of the US Atlantic Fleet. As such, he was in January 1948 on board the heavy cruiser USS Albany head of a mission to Buenos Aires to establish relations with the armed forces of Argentina . On January 23, 1948, he received the President of Argentina , Juan Perón , his wife Eva Perón , Minister of the Navy, Rear Admiral Fidel Anadón and Foreign Minister Juan Atilio Bramuglia on board the ship .
On December 8, 1948 he was reassigned to the permanent rank of Rear Admiral and took over as the successor to Rear Admiral Donald B. Beary as Commander of the 12th Naval District (Twelfth Naval District) with the then headquarters in San Francisco .
After Admiral Louis E. Denfeld was dismissed as Chief of Naval Operations by US Secretary of the Navy Francis P. Matthews on November 1, 1949 because of the uprising of the admirals in the course of the demolition of the construction of the "super aircraft carrier" USS United States , he became an admiral Forrest P. Sherman his successor as CNO. However, since this came from the Naval Aviation Force, it was expected that Sherman would appoint a new Vice Chief of Naval Operations, as the incumbent VCNO, Vice Admiral John D. Price , was also a naval aviator and it was common practice for only one Navy aviator to be one of the two held the highest staff positions in the US Navy. Sherman then appointed McCormick as the new Vice Chief of Naval Operations, as his extensive experience in submarine warfare was regarded by naval observers as outstanding, because submarine warfare and submarine fighter warfare as one of the leading tasks of the US Navy in the event of another war. McCormick's successor as commandant of the Twelfth Naval District was Rear Admiral Bertram J. Rodgers .
With the assumption of the office of Vice Chief of Naval Operations from Vice Admiral Price McCormick was also promoted to Vice Admiral on April 3, 1950. On December 20, 1950, he was nominated by US President Harry S. Truman for the rank of admiral, which would have increased the number of four-star admirals in the US Navy to five. Truman's declaration of a state of emergency had raised the legal number of three- and four-star officers, and McCormick's promotion was intended to put him on a par with the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army and Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force . His promotion to admiral took place on December 22, 1950.
On July 22, 1951, Admiral Sherman died unexpectedly of the consequences of a myocardial infarction during a trip to Europe. McCormick was then acting Chief of Naval Operations and was next to the Admirals Arthur W. Radford , Robert B. Carney , William Fechteler and the Vice Admirals Richard L. Conolly and Donald B. Duncan as one of six candidates for the successor to Sherman. During the selection process, however, McCormick withdrew himself and expressed his desire to take over a fleet command. As a result, Admiral Fechteler was appointed the new Chief of Naval Operations on August 1, 1951.
Commander in Chief of the US Atlantic Fleet and Commander in Chief of the US Armed Forces in the Atlantic
On August 15, 1951, McCormick succeeded Admiral Fechteler as Commander in Chief of the US Atlantic Fleet (CINCLANTFLT). This was the first time he took over the supreme command of a fleet command and it was speculated that this previous lack of supreme command over a large naval unit had reduced his chances of succeeding Sherman in his career. At the same time he also took on the role of Commander in Chief of the US Armed Forces in the Atlantic CINCLANT (Commander in Chief, US Atlantic Command) .
He attracted attention a month later during the return to service of the aircraft carrier USS Wasp when he announced that atomic bombs were being developed that were small enough to be carried by light bombers stationed on aircraft carriers. To this he said:
- “I think that eventually every aircraft carrier will be equipped with atomic bombs. Since they have been reduced in size, they have become more applicable to aircraft carrier use ”
- ('Eventually, I think every carrier will be equipped with atomic bombs. Since their reduction in size they have become more available for carrier use').
This statement coincided with his earlier statement when he, as Acting Chief of Naval Operations, stated that the use of nuclear weapons should be considered normal:
- “It is in our interest to convince the world as a whole that the use of nuclear weapons is no less humane than the use of an equivalent counterweight of so-called conventional weapons. The destruction of certain targets is critical to the successful conclusion of a war with the USSR. The pros and cons of the means of their destruction are purely academic "
- ('It is in our interest to convince the world at large that the use of atomic weapons is no less humane than the employment of an equivalent weight of so-called conventional weapons. The destruction of certain targets is essential to the successful completion of a war with the USSR The pros and cons of the means to accomplish their destruction is purely academic ').
Supreme Allied Commander in Chief for the Atlantic
Appointment conflict with Winston Churchill
As Fechteler's successor as Commander in Chief of the US Armed Forces in the Atlantic, the long postponed appointment as the first Supreme Allied Commander of the NATO Naval Forces in the Atlantic took place.
Fechteler's nomination for the post was announced on February 19, 1951, but was stalled by British opposition from former Prime Minister Winston Churchill , who opposed subordinating the Royal Navy to a US admiral and demanded a British one instead Admiral should be appointed. Acting Prime Minister Clement Attlee confirmed Fechteler's nomination in July 1951, but he was already in the process of giving up his post as Commander in Chief of the US Atlantic Fleet to take up his new post as Chief of Naval Operations. This gave Churchill an opportunity to reopen the discussion on the matter after he became Prime Minister again after the October 25, 1951 general election . He stated this time that there was no need for a sole Supreme Naval Commander and proposed that the Atlantic Ocean be divided into US and British sectors. But the US insisted on the unity of command and Churchill eventually had to the US bow pressure, before he finally reluctantly appointing McCormick Allies in January 1952 Supreme Commander of NATO naval forces in the Atlantic region SACLANT (Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic) agreed .
Aside from his rejection of the idea of any American as Supreme Commander in Chief in the Atlantic, Churchill had no personal reservations about McCormick and stated that McCormick would enjoy the utmost confidence as such a commander. To appease the British reservations, McCormick said that he understood the Royal Navy as a model for his men that he London better than New York City would know and that he both in Portsmouth in Hampshire and in Portsmouth in New Hampshire to Be home.
Term of office as Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT)
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McCormick took up his post as Supreme Commander of NATO Naval Forces in the Atlantic (SACLANT) on January 30, 1952 and opened SACLANT headquarters in Norfolk on April 10, 1952. In this capacity, he was directly reportable to and within NATO's Standing Command Group of the military hierarchy of NATO on a par with General Dwight D. Eisenhower , the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). McCormick's area of command extended from the North Pole to the Tropic of Cancer and from the coasts of North America to the coasts of Europe and Africa with the exception of the English Channel and coastal waters of Great Britain. However, he only had the naval units in times of war, although as Commander-in-Chief of the US Atlantic Fleet he was already in control of a combat fleet of almost the same size during peacetime.
Shortly after taking office, McCormick traveled to every NATO member state to seek pledges from the Allied naval forces. He hoped that the European allies could begin preparing to secure their own national waters for any war event, but quickly found that the smaller nations viewed SACLANT primarily as conducive to the US, UK and Canada , the main NATO Sea powers. He complained to NATO governing bodies that Europe viewed his appointment as an excuse for complacency:
- "Now the SACLANT has been appointed, we no longer have any marine problems, he will take care of each of us ... it is not necessary that we do anything now"
- ('Now that SACLANT is appointed, we no longer have any naval worries, he will take care of everything for us ... we need not do anything now').
Operation Mainbrace and exposure of weaknesses in NATO
In September 1952, NATO conducted its first major naval exercise, Operation Mainbrace , jointly led by McCormick and General Matthew B. Ridgway , Eisenhower's successor as Supreme Allied Commander Europe. 160 Allied ships of all ship classes took part in the maneuver and tested SACLANT's ability to support the northern flank for a European land battle. The exercise was based on the assumption that the Soviet Army had already reached West Germany and was marching towards Denmark and Norway to ensure the signatures of Scandinavia that their countries could be defended in the event of war. At the end of the exercise, McCormick and Ridgway noted that Operation Mainbrace had revealed various weaknesses within NATO that would need to be corrected in the future.
- “Numerous questions were asked during the exercise as to whether the relevant major insights could be learned from them. The answer is no ... Such a test enabled us to uncover our weaknesses and the corrective action we had to take. These wide-ranging weaknesses have been exposed, but we do not consider any of them insurmountable. Mainbrace is not the end - it is rather the beginning. "
- ('Many questions have been asked during the exercise as to whether any great lessons were learned from it. The answer is no… A test of this sort enables us to determine our weaknesses and the corrective measures we must take. Thus far certain weaknesses have been revealed, but we regard none of them as insurmountable. Mainbrace is not an ending - it is merely a beginning ')
Operation Mariner and end of term as SACLANT
The following year, from September 16 to October 4, 1953, NATO conducted a new exercise, Operation Mariner . McCormick described this as the most complete and extensive international exercise ever held. It comprised 500,000 soldiers, 1,000 aircraft and 300 ships from nine NATO member states.
The exercise tested a range of Allied Navy skills, ranging from command relationships to mine warfare to intelligence services, although there was no other strategic concept other than fighting blue against orange. Convoys crossed the Atlantic while defending against submarines and other ships. To make people aware of the nuclear age, both sides shot and defended each other in simulated nuclear attacks. McCormick viewed the exercise as a qualified success, which showed that ships and aircraft of the disparate naval units of NATO member states could successfully cooperate even in adverse weather conditions, although there were problems with communication and logistical support.
After the exercise, McCormick held a dinner for the American NATO Council on October 29, 1953, explaining that the leadership of the USSR in the Moscow Kremlin was very aware of the importance of the transatlantic sea route and therefore submarines for another possible Atlantic war would prepare. On the other hand, while Operation Mariner had shown that NATO could control the Atlantic with sufficient forces, he warned:
- "The forces we currently have available to counter a possible submarine threat are dangerously thin for this task."
- ('The forces we have available at present to counter the potential underseas menace would be spread precariously thin for this task.')
At the end of McCormick's tenure as Supreme Allied Commander in Chief of NATO Naval Forces in Europe, the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Robert B. Carney , looked for a suitable successor who could better deal with the British representatives on the staff of SACLANT Headquarters. Carney explained:
- “I was very concerned about the handling of US interests there and in the Atlantic, face to face with the British… I had the feeling that the views of the US had been handled rather naively in some previous instances and that it was urgently needed that we should use someone there who could look after these interests. "
- ('I had felt a great deal of concern about the handling of the United States interests down there and in the Atlantic, vis-à-vis the British… I had felt that the United States viewpoint had been handled rather naively in some previous instances and that it was imperative that we put somebody down there who could take care of these interests').
Carney's choice then fell on Admiral Jerauld Wright , who succeeded McCormick on April 12, 1954.
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After completing his tenure as Supreme Allied Commander in Chief of NATO Naval Forces in Europe, McCormick was appointed President of the Naval War College (NWC) in Newport on May 3, 1954, replacing Richard L. Conolly , and was promoted to the permanent rank of Vice Admiral.
The most important event during his presidency was the introduction of a new naval commanders course in 1956, intended as a course for senior naval officers from up to 30 allied and friendly nations, and by Sea Captain Richard G. Colbert on the orders of the then Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Arleigh Burke was organized. The NWC staff, however, was not enthusiastic about this new course and feared that it would lead to a reduction in the regular courses. In the end, however, McCormick gave Burke full support for this new course, as he himself had witnessed the difficulties that could arise from the lack of communication difficulties in large-scale SACLANT operations such as Operation Mainbrace . Burke then assured McCormick that this new course would in no way detract from the scope of other Naval War College work. McCormick and his staff subsequently supported the new course from the beginning and were enthusiastic about the performance and successes of foreign officers shown there.
On the morning of August 16, McCormick suffered a myocardial infarction in his quarters on the grounds of Naval War College and died four hours later as a result at the Newport Naval Hospital, one day before the start of the new class in 1957. The new students were greeted by Rear Admiral Thomas H. Robbins, Jr. , Chief of Staff and Acting President of the NWC. After his death, he was buried on February 20, 1956 in the United States Naval Academy Cemetery in the presence of numerous high-ranking military figures.
After his death, the USS Lynde McCormick was named in honor of McCormick , a Charles F. Adams-class destroyer who was christened on July 28, 1959 by his daughter Lilian McCormick.
Awards
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Legion of Merit (3 x)
Web links
- Entry in the Hall of Valor of the Military Times
- Lynde D. McCormick in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- LYNDE M'CORMICK, ADMIRAL, 61, DIES; President of Naval War College. Headed US and NATO Atlantic Fleets. Second in his class . In: The New York Times, August 17, 1956
- Admiral McCormick Dead at 61 . In: The Washington Post, August 17, 1956
Individual evidence
- ↑ ADMIRAL M'CORMICK DIES IN WASHINGTON; Retired Naval Officer Victim of a Heart Attack at the Age of 66 Years. A FORMER FLEET SURGEON Was Serving as President of Three Boards at Time of Retirement in 1930 . In: The New York Times, April 21, 1932
- ↑ Commanding Officers of the USS KENNEDY (DD-306) (NavSource Online)
- ↑ Commanding Officers of the USS Neches (AO-5) (NavSource Online)
- ^ South Dakota (BB-57) 1943-44 on the homepage of the Naval History and Heritage Command
- ↑ USS South Dakota (BB-57) : December 1942 - July 1943 / War in the Atlantic (NavSource Online)
- ↑ President Juan D. Peron of Argentine on the homepage of the Naval History and Heritage Command
- ^ Twelfth Naval District on the Naval History and Heritage Command homepage
- ↑ Vice Chief of Naval Operations on the homepage of the Naval History and Heritage Command
- ^ Fifth Admiral Named in Navy In Emergency . In: The Washington Post, December 21, 1950. Note: The four four-star admirals included the Chief of Naval Operations, the Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet, the Commander-in-Chief of the US Atlantic Fleet, and the Commander-in-Chief of the US Naval Forces Europe
- ↑ NAVAL MEN DREAD DROP IN PRESTIGE; Officers Fear Sherman Death May Temporarily Damage Role in Global Planning . In: The New York Times, July 23, 1951
- ^ Atlantic Command, Commander in Chief US on the homepage of the Naval History and Heritage Command
- ↑ Commander-in-Chief, Atlantic Fleet, change of command, August 1951 on the homepage of the Naval History and Heritage Command
- ^ Fechteler Is New Navy Chief; Atlantic Pact Sea Post Open; NAMED TO NEW NAYY POSTS . In: The New York Times, August 2, 1951
- ↑ FECHTELER CONFIRMED; Senate Cuts Red Tape to Clear Navy Chief's Nomination . In: The New York Times, August 10, 1951
- ↑ Smaller Atom Bomb Evolved That Carrier Planes Can Use; Wasp Not in Maneuvers. SMALL ATOM BOMB EVOLVED FOR SHIPS. Needs of Present Outlined . In: The New York Times, September 11, 1951
- ^ Isenberg, Michael T .: Shield of the Republic: The United States Navy in an Era of Cold War and Violent Peace, 1945-1962 , 1993, p. 331
- ↑ CHURCHILL AGREES TO US NAVAL CHIEF IN ATLANTIC AREA; Admiral Lynde D. McCormick Is Slated for Post, Co-Equal With That of Eisenhower. BRITON'S STEEL PLEA MET Agreement Calls for Million Tons in Exchange for Tin and Aluminum Supplies. THE PRESIDENT AND CHURCHILL AT THE WHITE HOUSE CHURCHILL AGREES TO US NAVAL CHIEF , in: The New York Times, January 19, 1952
- ^ Admiral McCormick Named To Top Atlantic Command; American's Deputy Is Andrewes, a Briton - Churchill, Explaining Shift on Issue, Lays It to US Pressure, Attlee Pledges. M'CORMICK NAMED TO ATLANTIC POST ATLANTIC NAVAL CHIEF , in: The New York Times, January 31, 1952
- ^ WEST NAVY CHIEF IN PARIS; Admiral McCormick Arrives to Take Over North Atlantic Post . In: The New York Times, February 26, 1952
- ^ McCormick Takes Command Of New Allied Atlantic Post; THE SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER IN THE ATLANTIC ASSUMES HIS OFFICE M'CORMICK TAKES COMMAND OF POST . In: The New York Times, April 11, 1952
- ^ A b Sokolsky, Joel J .: Seapower in the nuclear age: The United States Navy and NATO 1949-80 , 1991, pp. 17-29
- ↑ DEFECTS SPOTTED IN NATO SEA GAMES; Ridgway and McCormick Say Weaknesses Were Found in Exercise Mainbrace . In: The New York Times, September 27, 1952
- ↑ ATOMIC WAR TEST FULFILLED BY NATO; Admiral McCormick Says Data From Atlantic Maneuvers Show Allies' Readiness . In: The New York Times, October 4, 1953
- ↑ ATOMIC WAR TEST FULFILLED BY NATO; Admiral McCormick Says Data From Atlantic Maneuvers Show Allies' Readiness . In: The New York Times, October 4, 1953
- ↑ NATO SEA POWER RISE URGED BY M'CORMICK . In: The New York Times, October 30, 1953
- ^ Taussig, Betty Carney: A Warrior for Freedom , 1995, pp. 194-195
- ↑ WRIGHT APPOINTED CHIEF IN ATLANTIC; World War II Hero Will Head NATO, US Naval Forces - Succeeds McCormick . In: The New York Times, October 30, 1953
- ^ NWC Past Presidents ( Memento June 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Lionel D. Wyld: The Naval War College , 2000, ISBN 978-0-7385-0290-8 , p. 126
- ↑ John B. Hattendorf, B. Mitchell Simpson, III; John R. Wadleigh: Sailors and Scholars - The Centennial History of the US Naval War College , 1984, pp. 229-232
- ↑ M'CORMICK RITES SET; Vice Admiral Will Be Buried Tomorrow at Annapolis . In: The New York Times, August 19, 1956
- ↑ RITES FOR M'CORMICK; Top Officers Attend Funeral in Annapolis for Admiral . In: The New York Times, August 21, 1956
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| SURNAME | McCormick, Lynde D. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McCormick, Lynde Dupuy (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American admiral in the US Navy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Annapolis , Maryland |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 16, 1956 |
| Place of death | Newport , Rhode Island |