Education
He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1921 before entering a career in the Navy.
He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1921 before entering a career in the Navy.
His assignments prior to World World War II included serving as chief executive officer of the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. While commander of the United States Ship Alchiba, he was assigned to bring supplies and ammunition to Marines stationed in Guadalcanal. On November 28, 1942, his ship was torpedoed by two Japanese midget submarines.
Freeman ordered the Alchiba"s engines turned to full throttle and ran the ship ashore, saving the lives of the crew and ensuring that the much-needed ammunition was not lost.
The admiral is also featured in the self-described "unidentified flying object disclosure" documentary Fastwalkers: They Are Here as the commander of a naval ship whose crew reported sitings of extraterrestrial activity at sea. In the film, Freeman is reported to have had photographs of UFOs that were supposed to be shown to other naval officers.
lieutenant is unclear whether such photos existed or were ever made public. Freeman is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
(1926 in San Diego, California – 1997 in Jasper, Alabama) spent his childhood in Hawaii while his father was commanding at Pearl Harbor.
As a teenager he was linked romantically to actress Shirley Temple. He entered the Naval Academy, but was later released on a medical discharge. He graduated in 1948 from Auburn University in Alabama.
That same year, Freeman married Betty Jeane Pierce, a great grandniece of former President Franklin Pierce and daughter of newspaper publisher Edgar H. Pierce.
After retiring as a senior Union Carbide executive in 1979, he declined an invitation by then-presidential candidate Ronald Reagan to serve as Secretary of Labor for Reagan"s first presidential term.
