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United States Naval History: Biographical Lists and Registers

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United States Naval History: Biographical Lists and Registers

Arthur, Reginald W. Contact! Volume One. Careers of U.S. Naval Aviators Assigned Numbers 1 to 2000. Washington: Naval Aviator Register, 1967. 612 pp.

Hamersly, Lewis R. List of Officers of the Navy of the United States and of the Marine Corps From 1775 to 1900 . . . . Edited by Edward W. Callahan. New York: Hamersly, 1901. 750 pp. (Reprinted 1969 by Haskell).

-----. The Records of Living Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1870-1902. 444 pp.

Seven editions published.

U.S. Bureau of Naval Personnel. Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval Reserve. Washington: GPO, 1921-.

-----. Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and Reserve Officers on Active Duty. Washington: Various publishers, 1798-.

Title and issuing office vary. Prior to 1918 duty stations of officers and U.S. naval ships and stations were listed. Prior to 1958 no reserve officers were included.

-----. Register of Retired Commissioned and Warrant Officers, Regular and Reserve, of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Washington: GPO, 1960-.

Biennial. Before 1960 the retired list appeared as a part of the Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps.

U.S. Coast Guard. Register of Officers and Cadets of the United States Coast Guard in Order of Precedence. Washington: GPO, 1915-.

Title varies. Prior to 1941 included listings of Coast Guard units and ships.

U.S. Naval Academy. Annual Register of the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Washington: Various publishers, 1858-.

Title varies. For earlier lists of midshipmen and faculty see Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, 1848-1857.

U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association. Register of Alumni, Graduates and Former Naval Cadets and Midshipmen. Annapolis: The Association, 1886-.

Annual publication since 1908.

U.S. Navy Department. Bureau of Navigation. Navy Directory: Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps . . . . Washington: GPO, 1908-1942.

Includes duty stations of officers and lists of U.S. naval ships and stations.

U.S. Office of Naval Records and Library. Register of Officers of the Confederate States Navy, 1861- 1865, as Compiled and Revised by the Office of Naval Records and Library, United States Navy Department, 1931, From All Available Data. Washington: GPO, 1931. 220 pp.

A revision of Officers of the Confederate States Navy, 1861-1865, published in 1898 by Office of Naval War Records. The Confederate Navy Department published registers for January 1, 1862, 1863 and 1864.
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