Biographical Sketch of Joseph K. Taussig, Jr. (USS Nevada),

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Biographical Sketch of Joseph K. Taussig, Jr. ( USS Nevada ),

Text from Principal Investigator
Joseph K. Taussig, Jr. was born on May 28, 1920, in Maryland. He received an appointment at Missouri to the Naval Academy. Taussig served aboard the USS Nevada during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He retired as U. S. Naval Captain on September 1, 1954, and has received the Navy Cross as well as the Purple Heart.

Compiled from:

The U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Inc., Register of Alumni, 1997 Edition. (Annapolis, 1997).

Joseph K. Taussig Interview, Oral History Collection, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Collection No. 091. Display Collection Guide

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