Register of the Benton Weaver Decker papers

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Title: Benton Weaver Decker papers
Date (inclusive): 1916-1980
Collection Number: 74102
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 9 manuscript boxes, 2 envelopes (3.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, speeches and writings, orders, citations, memorabilia, clippings, and other printed matter, relating to U.S. occupation forces in Japan, and U.S. foreign relations in the Far East.
Creator: Decker, Benton Weaver, 1899-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1974, with additional increments thorough 1983.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Benton Weaver Decker Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical / Historical

Rear admiral, United States Navy; commander, Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, 1946-1950.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, speeches and writings, orders, citations, memorabilia, clippings, and other printed matter, relating to American occupation forces in Japan, and American foreign relations in the Far East.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations
Officers
East Asia -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- East Asia
Japan -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952
United States -- Armed Forces -- Japan
United States. Navy
United States. Naval Base (Yokosuka, Japan)

 

CORRESPONDENCE 1936-1973

Scope and Contents

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent
box 1

Acheson, Barclay 1950 1951

box 1

American National Red Cross 1957 1960-1961

box 1

American Tunaboat Association 1961

box 1

Backman, C. E. 1950-1954

box 1

Bate, John 1952

box 1

Brines, Russell 1953

box 1

Brown, Edmund G. 1959

box 1

Bull, S. L. 1952

box 1

Burke, Arleigh, Admiral 1958

box 1

Burlingham, Hupper and Kennedy 1960

box 1

Busik, W. S. 1973

box 1

Carney, R. B., Admiral 1953

box 1

Chase, William C., Major General 1951

box 1

Coyle, Ray W. 1955

box 1

Crawford, George G. 1956

box 1

Dyer, George C. 1964

box 1

Eisenhower, Dwight D. 1952

box 1

Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego 1960-1962

box 1

Gantt, W. E. 1973

box 1

General Headquarters Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers 1950-1951

box 1

Herter, Christian A., Jr. 1953

box 1

Hickey, Doyle O., Major General 1951

box 1

Horn, Roy De S. 1950

box 1

Institute on World Affairs 1956

box 1

International News Service 1953

box 1

Joy, C. T., Vice Admiral 1950

box 1

Kanto Auto Works 1965

box 1

Kenyon, Cecil undated

box 1

Kilbimy, Ted 1951

box 1

Knight, Goodwin J. 1955

box 1

Knowland, William F. 1951-1958

box 1

Kraft, Fred H. 1955

box 1

Ladow, C. R. 1953

box 1

Life 1961

box 1

Luckel, Frank 1959

box 1

MacArthur, Douglas, General 1955

box 1

Mariner Ship Admiral Decker 1960

box 1

Mariner Troop II 1960

box 1

McKibben, C. A. 1964

box 1

McLean, H. H., Rear Admiral 1950

box 1

McQuilken, John 1955

box 1

Mundt, Karl E. 1953

box 1

Navy Relief Society 1933 1938

box 1

Nixon, Richard 1950-1956

box 1

Pratt, Albert 1954

box 1

Price, Admiral 1959

box 1

Ramallo, E. 1959-1968

box 1

Republican National Committee 1956

box 1

Robinson, James I. 1959

box 1

Robinson, Ray C. 1955

box 1

Rogers, William P. 1955

box 1

San Diego Chamber of Commerce 1957

box 1

San Diego County Republican Central Committee 1954

box 1

San Diego Yacht Club 1950 1961

box 1

Shearer, William K. 1956 1957

box 1

Shimada, Kanji 1966

box 1

Smith, Alexander H. 1954 1956

box 1

Stratemeyer, George E., Lt. General 1962

box 1

Streibert, Theodore C. 1956

box 1

Swartz, Ray 1968

box 1

Swing, Joseph M., General 1956

box 1

Tait, Edward T. 1956

box 1

Trau, E. F. 1954

box 1

United States Atomic Energy Commission 1958

box 1

United States Naval Academy 1951

box 1

Vossler, F. A. L. 1936 1937

box 1

Wagner, Paul F. 1954

box 1

Waters, Laughlin, E. 1952

box 1

Weinberer, Caspar W. 1957 1958

box 1

Wilson, Bob 1955-1960

box 1

Withington, F. S. 1959

box 1

Yokosuka City Hall 1962

box 1

Yorkrite Masonic Bodies 1966

box 1

Miscellaneous 1938-1966

 

SUBJECT FILE 1916-1965

Scope and Contents

Awards, citations, orders, appointments, commissions, and printed matter, arranged as listed
box 1

Awards, citations, and presentations 1921-1965

box 1

Biographical sketch of Rear Admiral Benton W. Decker 1899-1949

box 1

"The Last 100 Years," by Joan Obermeyer, unpublished history of the Yokosuka Naval Base undated

box 1

Orders, appointments, and commissions 1916-1955

box 2

Perry painting presented to the Naval Academy Museum 1952

box 2

"The Sacramento Slam," weekly news letters from the U.S.S. Sacramento 1929

 

SPEECHES AND WRITINGS 1952-1954

Scope and Contents

Articles, lectures and speeches, arranged alphabetically by title
box 2

"The Admirals Go To Sea," by Rear Admiral B. W. Decker undated

box 2

"Detention in Korea," article by Admiral B. W. Decker, special correspondent for International News Service undated

box 2

"Masonry in Japan," by B. W. Decker, The New Age, Washington, D.C. 1954

box 2

"Our Future in Asia," lecture by Admiral B. W. Decker 1952

box 2

"Selection of Enlisted Men for the Naval Academy," by Lieutenant B. W. Decker undated

box 2

"Youth and America," speech to the Daughters of the American Revolution, by Admiral B. W. Decker 1954

box 2

MISCELLANEOUS 1946-1972

box 3

6 albums with newspaper clippings of Admiral B. W. Decker as Commanding Officer at Yokosuka Naval Base 1946-1950

box 3

Printed material concerning Admiral B. W. Decker 1946-1972

envelope A-B

PHOTOGRAPHS

Scope and Contents

Depicts American landing craft repair facilities in the Russell Islands group within the Solomon Islands during World War II. (67 prints / 2 envelopes)
 

INCREMENT - February 1977

box 4

"The Yokosuka Story, or The Return of the Black Ships," by B. W. and Edwina Decker, 1976 1946-1950

 

INCREMENT - September 1979

box 5

Orders, correspondence, reports and memoranda, relating to American administration of Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. 1946-1950

box 6

Orders, correspondence, reports and memoranda, relating to American administration of Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. 1946-1950

box 7

Orders, correspondence, reports and memoranda, relating to American administration of Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. 1946-1950

 

INCREMENT - May 1983

box 8

Orders, clippings, and other printed matter, memorabilia, and photographs, relating to the visit of U.S. Naval personnel to Japan 1939

 

INCREMENT - August 1983

box 9

Two scrapbooks of clippings relating to Admiral Decker's activities during World War I

 

Typescript manuscript by Joseph F. Enright, entitled "The Secret Life of a Giant Warship," 1980