Admiral Felix Budwell Stump

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Felix B. Stump was born December 15, 1894 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He died June 13, 1972. He joined the Naval Academy in 1913. He was an admiral in the United States Navy and Commander of the Pacific Fleet from July 10, 1953 until July 31, 1958.

Early career

Stump was a navigator aboard the cruiser USS Cincinnati (C-7) and served aboard the gunboat USS Yorktown (PG-1) in the Atlantic during World War I. After the war, he served on the battleship USS Alabama (BB-8). In 1920, he attended flight school at the Naval Air Station Pensacola. He also took up postgraduate instruction in Aeronautical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). After 1923 he spent two years as Naval Flight Officer in Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2) "Doer Birds" based on the carrier USS Langley (CV-1). He was commander of the Cruiser Scouting Wing from 1928 to 1929. He served on the Staff of Commander Cruisers, Scouting Fleet from 1930 to 1931. He later became Commanding Officer of the USS Saratoga's (CV-3) Scout-Bombing Squadron 2 (VSB-2) in 1936, where he served for year. From 1938 to 1939 he served as Navigator on the USS Lexington (CV-2). He was promoted to Commander in 1940 and served as Executive Officer of the USS Enterprise (CV-6).

World War II

When World War II began, Stump was Commanding Officer of the USS Langley (CV-1) in Manila Bay, Philippines. He was transferred to the Staff of the Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet in January of 1942. While serving there he earned the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Medal.

He became the first captain of the USS Lexington (CV-16) after her commission in 1943.

In 1944, Stump commanded the Task Unit 52.11.2 and Carrier Division 24 as Rear Admiral. He embarked on the escort carrier USS Corregidor (CVE-58) during operations against Saipan.

After Saipan, Stump was reassigned to Task Unit 77.4.2 (Taffy II). In October 1944, Stump embarked aboard the USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62) headed for Leyte Gulf and Samar. For his services in these battles, he was awarded the Navy Cross. During operation in the Philippines in 1945, the Natoma Bay continued to fly Stump's flag.

In May 1945 he became Chief of Naval Air Technical Training Command and remained at that post until December 1948.

Post-war

Stump served as Commander of Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet from December 1948 to 1951. During this time he was again promoted. This time to Vice Admiral. From Match 1951 to June 1953 he served as Commander, United States Second Fleet.

He was again promoted in 1953, this time to full Admiral. He served as Commander US Pacific Command from July 10, 1953 to his retirement on January 14, 1958. After retiring he served as Vice Chairman of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

Death

Felix Stump succumbed to cancer at the age of 78 at Bethesda Naval Hospital in 1972.

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USS Stump was the 16th Spruance-class destroyer and the first ship in the Navy named after Admiral Felix B. Stump. The Stump was last homeported in Norfolk, Virginia. Both decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on October 22, 2004, the Stump spent the following months berthed at the Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Philadelphia, Penn., until sunk as a target on June 7, 2006.

The many decorations received by Admiral Stump for his exemplary service in the Pacific Theater during World War II are represented in the shield. The blue silhouette cross refers to the Navy Cross twice awarded him while in command of Carrier Division 24; the white central star denotes the Silver Star Medal awarded "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action" against enemy-held islands. The Legion of Merit (which he was awarded three times) is indicated by the crossed arrows in scarlet and white. The U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal, received for exceptionally meritorious services as commander of a combined operations center during the early part of the war, is represented by the colors scarlet, white and blue, the colors of the suspension ribbon of the medal. The four smaller stars in gold are in recognition of the attainment of the rank of admiral. The gold shield is symbolic of knowledge and achievement.

Admiral Stump's navy career, his noted boldness, and his service aboard six aircraft carriers are presented by the griffin holding an anchor.

The admiral had been the commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet in the 1950s and was also a World War II Navy hero. The destroyer named in his honor was berthed at the Brooklyn Naval Shipyard when John III first saw it.

Stump, Felix Budwell (1894-1972)

Felix Stump served on convoy escort duty in the Atlantic during the First World, qualified as a naval aviator in 1920, and then earned an M.S. degree from MIT in aeronautical engineering. He was serving as captain of Langley at Manila when war broke out and he was ordered to escape to Australia. He held shore assignments with the short-lived ABDA command and on the U.S. West Coast before taking command of the second Lexington. Stump was solicitous of his airmen, once signaling a submarine that had rescued six of his fliers that "Anything on Lexington is yours for the asking. If it is too big to carry away, we will cut it up in small parts." Stump was promoted to rear admiral in May 1944 and commanded Task Unit 77.4.2 at Leyte Gulf. His unit was far enough south to avoid damage when Kurita broke through San Bernardino Strait and fell upon Clifton Sprague's unit further to the north. Stump had no use for false bravado; once his aircraft were all launched, he commented that (Cutler 1994):

When I was at the Academy as a midshipman, we used to talk about the deathless statements of our old naval heroes, and I've often wondered just what sort of deathless statement I would make at the appropriate time. The one that sticks in my mind is that of John Paul Jones, who said, "No naval commander makes a tactical error in laying his ship alongside that of the enemy." John Paul Jones to the contrary, notwithstanding, the time has come to get the hell out of here. Service record 1894-12-15

Born at Perkersburg, West Virginia 1917-5 Ensign Graduates from Naval Academy, standing 59th in a class of 182. 1920

Flight school 1937 Commander Maintenance Division, Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department 1940

Executive officer, CV Enterprise 1941-9 Captain Commander, AV Langley 1942-1

Commander, ABDACOM Combined Operations Center 1942-6

Air officer, Western Sea Frontier 1942-12

Commander, CV Lexington 1944-5 Rear admiral Commander, Carrier Division 24 1945-6

Chief, Naval Air Technical Training 1948-12 Vice admiral Commander, Naval Air, Atlantic Fleet 1951

Commander, 2 Fleet 1953-7-10 Admiral Commander, Pacific Fleet 1955-3

Military advisor, SEATO 1958-2

Commander, Pacific Fleet 1958-8-1

Retires 1972-6-13

Dies at McLean, Virginia

When World War II began, Stump was Commanding Officer of the USS Langley (CV-1) in Manila Bay, Philippines. He was transferred to the Staff of the Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet in January of 1942. While serving there he earned the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Medal.

He became the first captain of the USS Lexington (CV-16) after her commission in 1943.

In 1944, Stump commanded the Task Unit 52.11.2 and Carrier Division 24 as Rear Admiral. He embarked on the escort carrier USS Corregidor (CVE-58) during operations against Saipan.

After Saipan, Stump was reassigned to Task Unit 77.4.2 (Taffy II). In October 1944, Stump embarked aboard the USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62) headed for Leyte Gulf and Samar. For his services in these battles, he was awarded the Navy Cross. During operation in the Philippines in 1945, the Natoma Bay continued to fly Stump's flag.

In May 1945 he became Chief of Naval Air Technical Training Command and remained at that post until December 1948.

Felix B. Stump was born December 15, 1894 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He died June 13, 1972. He joined the Naval Academy in 1913. He was an admiral in the United States Navy and Commander of the Pacific Fleet from July 10, 1953 until July 31, 1958.

Early career

Stump was a navigator aboard the cruiser USS Cincinnati (C-7) and served aboard the gunboat USS Yorktown (PG-1) in the Atlantic during World War I. After the war, he served on the battleship USS Alabama (BB-8). In 1920, he attended flight school at the Naval Air Station Pensacola. He also took up postgraduate instruction in Aeronautical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). After 1923 he spent two years as Naval Flight Officer in Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2) "Doer Birds" based on the carrier USS Langley (CV-1). He was commander of the Cruiser Scouting Wing from 1928 to 1929. He served on the Staff of Commander Cruisers, Scouting Fleet from 1930 to 1931. He later became Commanding Officer of the USS Saratoga's (CV-3) Scout-Bombing Squadron 2 (VSB-2) in 1936, where he served for year. From 1938 to 1939 he served as Navigator on the USS Lexington (CV-2). He was promoted to Commander in 1940 and served as Executive Officer of the USS Enterprise (CV-6).

Post-war

Stump served as Commander of Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet from December 1948 to 1951. During this time he was again promoted. This time to Vice Admiral. From Match 1951 to June 1953 he served as Commander, United States Second Fleet.

He was again promoted in 1953, this time to full Admiral. He served as Commander US Pacific Command from July 10, 1953 to his retirement on January 14, 1958. After retiring he served as Vice Chairman of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

Death

Felix Stump succumbed to cancer at the age of 78 at Bethesda Naval Hospital in 1972.

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Felix Budwell Stump (December 15, 1894 – June 13, 1972) was an admiral in the United States Navy and Commander, United States Pacific Fleet from July 10, 1953 until July 31, 1958.

Early life and career

Stump was born in Parkersburg, West Virginia, spent his early life there and was appointed to the United States Naval Academy in 1913. He served in the gunboat Yorktown and as navigator aboard the cruiser Cincinnati during World War I in the Atlantic. After the war he served in the pre-dreadnought battleship Alabama. Shortly thereafter Stump attended flight training at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in 1920-1921 followed by postgraduate instruction in Aeronautical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From 1923 to 1925 he was a Naval Flight Officer in Torpedo Squadron 2 (VT-2) "Doer Birds" of the experimental carrier Langley. He commanded the Cruiser Scouting Wing in 1928-1929 and served on the Staff of Commander Cruisers, Scouting Fleet in 1930-1931. Stump was Commanding Officer of Saratoga's Scout-Bombing Squadron 2 (VSB-2) in 1936-1937. From 1938 to 1939 he served as Navigator of Lexington (CV-2). Promoted to Commander in 1940, he served as Executive Officer of Enterprise.

World War II

At the outbreak of World War II, Stump was Commanding Officer of Langley in Manila Bay, Philippines. In January 1942 he was transferred to the Staff of the Commander in Chief, Asiatic Fleet for which he was awarded the U.S. Army's Distinguished Service Medal.

Stump was the first captain of the Lexington (CV-16) following her commission in 1943.

In 1944 Stump was promoted to Rear Admiral and took command of Task Unit 52.11.2 and Carrier Division 24 embarked on the escort carrier Corregidor for operations against Saipan.

Following action at Saipan, Stump retained commanded Carrier Division 24 but was now assigned to Task Unit 77.4.2 (Taffy II). At the battles of Leyte Gulf and Samar he embarked aboard the Natoma Bay in October 1944. For his role in these battles he was awarded the Navy Cross. His flag remained on Natoma Bay through early 1945 while his sailors continued operations in the Philippines.

In May 1945 he served as Chief of Naval Air Technical Training Command and kept that post until December 1948.

Post-war

From December 1948 to 1951 Stump served as Commander of Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet during which time he was promoted to Vice Admiral. From March 1951 until June 1953, Stump served as Commander, United States Second Fleet.

From July 10, 1953 to January 14, 1958, now promoted to full Admiral, he served as Commander US Pacific Command until his retirement, effective August 1, 1958. After his retirement, he was appointed to the position of Vice Chairman of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Stump died of cancer at Bethesda Naval Hospital in 1972. The Spruance-class destroyer Stump was named in his honor.