U.S. Navy Commander Robert L. Ghormley, Jr., discusses the life and career of his father, Vice Admiral Robert Lee Ghormley (1883-1958), as well as his own childhood, family life, education at the U.S. Naval Academy, and career in the U.S. Navy. Vice Admiral Ghormley was a member of the United States Naval Academy Class of 1906 and his son was a member of the Class of 1948.
Vice Admiral Olaf M. Hustvedt (USNA Class of 1909), discusses his thirty-six year career, including service in World War I and World War II, heading the Experimental Section in the Bureau of Ordnance, serving as Production Chief of the Naval Gun Factory, commanding the USS Detroit and the USS North Carolina, Commander of Battleships in the Atlantic Fleet, and commanding Battleship Division 7.