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Albert G. Mumma
Pages 174-177

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... During 1932 to 1934 he continued his education with a course in naval engineering at the Naval Postgraduate School of the Naval Academy. He also attended the L'Ecole d'Application du Genie Maritime in Paris from 1934 to 1936.
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... He returned to the United States after the war and in December 1945 became deputy director of ship design for the Bureau of Ships, Navy Department. He was also clesignated as deputy coordinator of nuclear matters and head of the Nuclear Ship Propulsion Program until 1948.
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... He received the Admiral Jerry LancI Gold Medal given by the latter society for contributions to naval architecture. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1976 and served on several committees of the National Research Council.
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  • president nixon
  • joined worthington
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  • funeral services

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  • major george
  • admiral morton
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  • considerable interaction
  • midshipman battalion
  • drew university


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