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Title: Milton E. Miles papers
Date (inclusive): 1923-1958
Collection Number: 68028
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
9 manuscript boxes, 4 envelopes
(4.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, memoranda, notes, orders, and photographs relating to the Sino-Japanese Conflict,
U.S.- Chinese relations during World War II, post-war military defense in Latin America, Canadian-U.S. joint defense policies,
and the Indochina and Korean Wars. Digital copies of select records also available at
https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Creator:
Miles, Milton E., 1900-1961
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1968.
[Identification of item], Milton E. Miles papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Digital copies of select records also available at
https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
| 1900 April 6 | Born, Jerome, Arizona, son of Lewis E. Robbins and Mae Belle Cook, stepson of George A. Miles |
| 1917 | Apprentice seaman, U.S. Navy |
| 1918-1922 | Midshipman, U.S. Naval Academy |
| 1922-1927 | Commissioned as Ensign and promoted to Lieutenant (Junior Grade), U.S. Asiatic Fleets |
| 1927-1929 | Post Graduate School, U.S. Naval Academy |
| 1928 | Promoted to Lieutenant |
| 1929 | M.S., Columbia University |
| 1929-1932 | Electrical officer, U.S.S. Saratoga |
| 1932-1934 | Member, Bureau of Engineering, Navy Department |
| 1934-1939 | Destroyer duty, U.S. Pacific and Asiatic Fleets |
| 1937 | Promoted to Lieutenant Commander |
| 1939-1942 | Member, Interior Control Board, Navy Department |
| 1942 | Promoted to Commander and Captain |
| 1942-1943 | U.S. Naval Observer, Chung King, China and Chief of OSS (Office of Strategic Services) for the Far East |
| 1943-1945 | Deputy Director, Sino-American Cooperative Organization (SACO) |
| 1944-1945 | Commander, U.S. Naval Group, China |
| 1945 | Appointed Rear Admiral, for temporary service |
| 1946 | Commanding Officer, U.S.S. Columbus |
| 1947 | Planning Officer, Staff of Commander Service Force, Atlantic Fleet |
| 1948 | Promoted to Rear Admiral |
| 1948 | Commander, Cruiser Division One |
| 1949 | Commander, Cruiser Division Six |
| 1949 | Commander, Cruiser Division Four |
| 1950-1954 | Director, Pan American Affairs and U.S. Naval Missions in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and Senior Naval Delegate to Inter-American Defense Board |
| 1954 | Commandant, Fifteenth Naval District, Panama Canal Zone |
| 1955 | On-site Commander, Operation Friendship, flood relief program, Tampico, Mexico |
| 1956 | Commandant, Third Naval District, New York, and Commander, U.S. Naval Base, New York |
| 1958 | Promoted and retired as Vice Admiral |
| 1961 March 25 | Died |
| 1967 | Author (posthumously) A Different Kind of War: The Little-Known Story of the Combined Guerilla Forces Created in China by the U.S. Navy and the Chinese during World War II |
Scope and Content of Collection
Correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, memoranda, notes, orders, and photographs relating to the Sino-Japanese Conflict,
U.S.- Chinese relations during World War II, post-war military defense in Latin America, Canadian-U.S. joint defense policies,
and the Indochina and Korean Wars. Digital copies of select records also available at
https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
Officers
World War, 1939-1945 -- China
China -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- China
Korean War, 1950-1953
Indochinese War, 1946-1954
Canada -- Military relations -- United States
Latin America -- Military relations -- United States
United States -- Military relations -- Canada
United States -- Military relations -- Latin America
United States. Navy
Inter-American Defense Board
Permanent Joint Board on Defense (Canada-United States)
Sino-American Cooperative Organization