DECK LOG Thank You, John Hattendorf!
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his past September, John Hattendorf retired after more than thirty years at the US Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. John B. Hattendorf, DPhil, DLitt, LHD, FRHistS, served as the Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime Studies at the NWC since 1984; since 2003, he has also served as chairman of the maritime history department and director of the Naval War College Museum. Dr. Hattendorf holds degrees from Kenyon College, Brown University, the University of O xford, and Pembroke College; in between degree programs, he served at sea as a US naval officer aboard destroyers, earning a commendation from the Commander, US Seventh Fleet, for his combat service. As a young naval officer, John Hattendorf knew he wanted to be a historian. When his ship made a port stop in H awaii on the return from Vietnam , his commanding officer secured him a position with the Naval Hi story Division in the Chief of Naval Operations in Washington to entice him to stay in the service. Later, when he had graduated from Brown University, th e Navy recalled him, and when his ship came into Newport, the president of the Naval War C ollege brought him in to his office and told him to report the next mornin g. Since that time he has been extraordinarly productive: H e is the auChiefofNaval Operations Adm. john Richardson thor, co-author, editor, or co-editor of presents Dr. John Hattendoifwith the US Navy's more than forty books on British and Distinguished Civilian Service Award during the American maritime history and naval 22nd International Seapower Symposium at the warfare including serving as editor-inchief of the multi-volume Oxford EnUS Naval War CoLLege on 23 September. cyclopedia of Maritime H istory (2007). His most recent work is a three-volume series on US Naval Strategy: Selected Documents from the 1970s, '8 0s, and '90s. Hi s scholarship and wo rks have won countless awards, too many to list here: upon his retirement, the Secretary of the Navy awa rded him the Navy's Distinguished C ivil ian Service Award, the highest decoration that a civilian employee of the Navy can be awarded. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson presented the award to Dr. Hattendorf at the 22nd International Seapower Symposium in September. In addition to this recognition, Dr. H attendorf was named the Ernest]. King Professor Emeritus of Maritime History and was awa rded the Navy's Superior Civilian Service Award for his nearly fourteen-year tenure as director of the Naval War College Museum . Earlier in the yea r, Oxford U niversity awarded him its Doctor of Letters degree, and Boydell Press published a festschrift in his honor, Strategy and the Sea: Essays in Ho nour ofjohn B. Hattendorf In 2005, Proceedings magazine called H attendorf one of the most widely known and well-respected naval historians in the world. NMHS trus tee William S. Dudley, former director of the Naval Histo rical Center (now the Naval History and Heritage Command), and board member of the Naval Historical Foundation, recognized that "John Hattendorf is one of the most prolific of American naval historians. His specialty is analyzing the strategic approach to complex issues involving the roles of navies in the modern era." He is known for his efforts to encourage young scholars and his approachability to all. Hattendorf is the past president of the North American Society for Oceanic History (NASOH) , and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in England, among m any affi liations. We salute you, Professor H attendorf, and thank you for yo ur incredible contributions to the field of maritime and naval history, for your good humor, and for your generosity with your time and expertise. - Burchenal Green, NMHS President
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