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Kalbfus was promoted to the rank of {{LieutUS}} on 19 January, 1905 with commission backdated to 18 December, 1904.<ref>"The Navy Gazette". ''Army and Navy Register''.  21 January, 1905.  Vol. '''XXXVII''', No. '''1,310''', p. 23.</ref>
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Kalbfus was promoted to the rank of {{EnsUS}} on 28 January, 1901.{{USOfficerReg1902|pp. 38-39}}
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Kalbfus was promoted to the rank of {{LieutUS}} on 19 January, 1905 with seniority to 18 December, 1904.<ref>"The Navy Gazette".  ''Army and Navy Register''.  21 January, 1905.  Vol. '''XXXVII''', No. '''1,310''', p. 23.</ref>
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Kalbfus was promoted to the rank of {{CaptUS}} on 3 June, 1921.{{USOfficeReg1922|p. 14}}
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Kalbfus was appointed to the staff of the Naval War College on 27 May, 1927.{{USOfficerReg1928|p. 12}}  He earned a reputation as a "celebrated teacher of strategy" although his great bulk meant that, in the words of Edward S. Miller, "cahirs where known to collapse under him".{{MillerOrange|p. 137}}
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Kalbfus was promoted to the rank of {{LCommUS}} on 4 March, 1911.{{USOfficerReg1912|pp. 26-27}}
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Revision as of 16:19, 24 January 2017

Admiral Edward Clifford Kalbfus (November 24, 1877 – September 6, 1954) served in the United States Navy.

Life & Career

Kalbfus was promoted to the rank of Ensign on 28 January, 1901.[1]

Kalbfus was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 19 January, 1905 with seniority to 18 December, 1904.[2]

Kalbfus was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander on 4 March, 1911.[3]

Kalbfus was promoted to the rank of Commander on 29 August, 1916.[4]

Kalbfus was promoted to the rank of Captain on 3 June, 1921.[5]

Kalbfus was appointed to the staff of the Naval War College on 27 May, 1927.[6] He earned a reputation as a "celebrated teacher of strategy" although his great bulk meant that, in the words of Edward S. Miller, "chairs where known to collapse under him".[7]

See Also

Bibliography

  • Miller, Edward S. (1991). War Plan Orange: The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan, 1897-1945. 2007 Paperback ed. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of U.S.S. Trenton
19 Apr, 1924[8]
Succeeded by
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Footnotes

  1. Register of Officers, 1902. pp. 38-39.
  2. "The Navy Gazette". Army and Navy Register. 21 January, 1905. Vol. XXXVII, No. 1,310, p. 23.
  3. Register of Officers, 1912. pp. 26-27.
  4. Register of Officers, 1917. pp. 18-19.
  5. Register of Officers, 1922. p. 14.
  6. Register of Officers, 1928. p. 12.
  7. Miller. War Plan Orange. p. 137.
  8. Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 14-15.

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