Background
RUSSELL, James was born on March 22, 1903 in Tacoma, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Ambrose J. Russell and Loella J. Sargent.
RUSSELL, James was born on March 22, 1903 in Tacoma, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Ambrose J. Russell and Loella J. Sargent.
Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1926. Master of Science, California Institute of Technology, 1935.
With United States Merchant Marine, 1918—1922. Commissioned ensign United States Navy, 1926. Naval aviator, 1929—1965.
With, aircraft carrier desk Bureau Aeronautical, 1939—1941, director military requirements, 1943—1944. Commanding officer aircraft sqdn. VP 42 Alaska, 1941—1942.
Chief of staff to Commander Carrier Division Two, Pacific Campaigns Palau, P.I., Iwo Jima, 1944—1945. With, bombing survey Japan, 1945. Commanding officer United States Ship, Bairoko, 1946—1947, United States Ship Coral Sea, 1951—1952.
Department director military application Atomic Energy Commission, 1947—1951. Director air warfare division Office Chief Naval Operations, 1952—1954. Commander carrier division 17 & 5, Pacific Fleet, 1954—1955.
Chief Bureau of Aeronautical, 1955—1957. Deputy Commander Atlantic Fleet, 1957—1958. Advanced through grades to admiral, 1958.
Commanding officer aircraft sqdn. VP 42 Aleutians; vice chief Naval Operations, 1958—1961. Commander North Atlantic Treaty Organization Forces Southern Europe, 1962—1965.
Retired, 1965; consultant Boeing Company, 1965—1979. Recalled to active duty Vietnam, 1967—1968. Member, various Navy advisory boards.
Articles on naval aviation.
Fellow: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Aviation, swimming, sailing, gardening.
Married Dorothy Irene Johnson, April 13, 1929 (deceased April 1965). Children: Donald Johnson, Kenneth McDonald(deceased). Married Geraldine Haus Rahn, July 12, 1966.