Arthur Howard McCollum, USN

Born  4 Aug 1898Nagasaki, Japan
Died   1976(77)


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Ranks

3 Jun 1937 Lt.Cdr.
1 Jul 1941 Cdr.
20 Jun 1942 T/Capt.

Retired: 1 Jun 1951


Decorations

Warship Commands listed for Arthur Howard McCollum, USN


ShipRankTypeFromTo
USS Helena (ii) (CA 75)T/Capt.Heavy cruiser4 Sep 19455 Oct 1946

Career information

In the book Air Raid, Pearl Harbor: recollections of a day of infamy there is a short bio on Arthur Howard McCollum. He graduated from Annapolis in 1921 and then studied Japanese for 3 years and then went through submarine training. He commanded the O-7 and then served as XO on the S-11.

After the war he took part in forming the Central Intelligence Group which became the CIA. He retired from the Navy in 1951 but remained with the CIA until 1953.

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