Index to Series of Interviews with Vice Admiral Murrey L. Royar, U.S. Navy (Ret.) Royar Ainsworth, VADM W. L. (Puggie): Commanding Officer at Norfolk Navy
Base, p. 194; p. 196-7.
HMS AJAX - British Light Cruiser: transports BuSanda Chief and Royar
on European trip (1943), p. 140-1.
USS ALBANY: becomes Station Ship at Vladisvostok, p. 28, 38; incident
involving the death of the Chief Engineer in Vladisvostok, p. 41.
Allison, Leonard B. (Stub): Industrial Relations man with Naval Supply
Center, p. 222.
Arnold, RADM Ralph Judd: (Bear) - succeeds Royar as Chief of BuSanda,
p. 286.
HMS ASBURY PARK: designation for the training center for
British personnel involved in taking over craft of U.S.
manufacture - details of this installation, p. 127-132.
Baggs, Lt. Comdr. Harold: Manager of the Traymore Hotel in Atlantic
City - sent to represent the International Aid Division of the
BuSanda at HMS ASBURY PARK, p. 128.
Bates, The Hon. Wm. H.: comes into Supply Corps (1941) as a navy
ensign - later Representative in Congress from Massachusetts, p.
111-112.
Bauernschmidt, RADM George: p. 286.
Baugham, RADM George F. (Supply Corps), p 145-6.
Black Workers - Oakland Supply Center: p. 221-223.
Bonner Committee: chaired by Cong. Herbert C. Bonner - interested in
retrenchment and the cutting of military supplies, p 258.
Bridges, Harry: Labor leader - calls a stevedore strike at Supply
Center (1949), p. 209-216; p 242-3.
Brinser, RADM Harry L.: skipper of the COLUMBIA, 1917-18, p. 21 ff. Royar British Supply System: contrasted with that of U. S., p 186-189.
Buck, Walter: one-time Paymaster-General and Vice President of RCA, p.
61, 64.
Bureau System in the Navy: Royar comments on merits of the old system,
p. 261 ff.
BU SANDA (Supplies and Accounts): 1934 Royar reports for duty in
Washington, p 88-91; Royar takes over the Clothing Division, p 91-
96; inaugurate program of expansion, 1937; p. 99; in Stock
Division, Oct. 1937 - June 1938 - process of building wartime
stocks, p 99-101; June, 1942 Royar promoted and put in charge of
Maintenance Division, p 118 - duties, p 118; requisitions from
foreign governments, p. 120-1; French efforts at obtaining supplies
in Oran, p. 122-123; Russian efforts to obtain extra supplies, p.
123-124; priorities, p. 120, 123-4; in charge of travel and
shipping of supplies for foreign governments, p 125-6; HMS ASBURY
PARK, p. 127 ff; North African Bases, p. 132-3; Mechanicsburg, p.
133; Norwegian Base on Travis Island, p. 133-4; Royar goes with
Inspector General to Pearl Harbor, 1943, to investigate Supply
Depot there, p. 136-8; trip to Midway, p. 139-40; trip to Europe
with Chief of Bureau, p. 140-142 ff; Sicily, p. 142; North Africa,
p. 143-4; comments on pilferage in North Africa, p. 144; Germany,
Belgium, England, p. 147 ff; Royar becomes General Inspector of
Supply Corps, p. 144-5; Exeter, p. 147 ff; Guam, p. 154 ff. Royar
becomes chief of Bureau, Oct. 10, 1951, p. 245 ff. getting
acquainted, p. 251-2; Operations SLIM TRIM, p. 253-4, 257-8;
selection and building of an East Coast Depot at Byron, Georgia,
p. 254-255, 258; Korean War problems, p. 263 ff; Royar inspects Royar MAAG offices in Western Europe, p. 264 ff; Far East, p. 268 ff;
program for training supply officers from foreign nations, p. 269-
70; Bureau responsibility for material transportation, p. 270-1;
freight transportation school set up in Oakland, p. 271-273;
BuSanda reorganizes system for running shop stores, p. 272-3;
problems that showed up with BuSanda personnel stationed in Western
Europe, p. 274-5 ff; Budget and BuSanda, p. 278-9; Royar witnesses
the Bikini hydrogen bomb tests to aid in future planning for
supplies, p. 283-5; BuSanda administration in Royar’s time as
Chief, p. 286.
Byrd, RADM Richard E.: expedition to Antarctic outfitted in Norfolk,
p. 185-6.
Byron, Georgia: Eastern Supply Center established there - see entry
under BuSanda.
Chan, George: Chauffeur to Naval Supply Center, Oakland, p. 247.
Cheatham Annex: p. 177-178; also see entries under Supply Depot,
Norfolk.
Chesney, Earl: p. 282; served on staff of Royar when he was Chief of
BuSanda - helpful with congressional relations, p. 282, 284.
USS CHICAGO (1931): commissioned from Mare Island - Royar Supply on
board, p. 78; shakedown cruise, p 79-81; 82-3; rammed by
merchantman SILVER PALM, p. 85.
Clearfield, Utah: BuSanda Depot in the far west, p. 254.
USS COLUMBIA: Royar ordered to her for duty, p. 15-16; becomes
Paymaster on board, p. 16; matter of the missing side of beef, p.
17.
Convoys - North Atlantic - WW I: p. 16 ff. Royar Cope, Captain Elijah Henry, Supply Corps: in charge at the Washington
Navy Yard (1940), p. 108 ff; p. 117-118.
Cumshaw: examples of cumshaw in Asiatic waters in 1920s, p. 51-53.
Curley, Mayor James: Mayor of Boston, p. 65-67.
Emmons, Gen. Delos C.: first commandant of the Armed Forces Staff
College, p 170-1.
Flood, The Hon, Dan: Congressman from Pennsylvania, p. 281.
Forrestal, The Hon. James: concept of the newly established Department
of Defense, p. 294-5; 297.
Foster, RADM E. D.: Chief of BuSanda (1948), p 204-6.
Fox, VADM Charles: becomes Chief of Naval Materiel, p. 251.
Franke, The Hon. Wm.: Assistant SECNAV - 1954, p. 293-4; p. 298.
Gaffney, RADM John J.: Commanding Officer, Naval Supply Depot, Pearl
Harbor, p. 137; commended for his foresight in building supplies
at Pearl Harbor, p. 137-8. Commanding, Supply Center, Oakland
(1947), p. 198; p. 206-7.
Gaida, General; Czeck Commander in Siberia at end of WW I who wanted
to set up a Republic, p. 35 ff; encounter with Red Russians, p.
37.
Gingrich, ADM John Edward: Chief of Naval Materiel - 1954, p. 292-3;
retires in 1954 and recommends Royar as his successor, p. 292-3.
Gordon, Walter: former governor of Virgin Islands - lawyer in Oakland,
p. 222-3.
Graves, Major Gen. Wm. S.: (U.S. Army) - commanded so-called
'lost army' in the Vladisvostok area, p. 29-31.
Gresham, Judge E. G.: Super intendent of Transportation at the Norfolk
Supply Base - also police judge in Virginia Beach, p. 190; p. Royar 194-5.
Guam: Royar makes trip to reopen the Bank of Guam, p. 154-156.
Halsey, Fl. Adm. Wm.: in 1938 commander of Cruiser Division -
inveterate golfer, p. 102-3.
Harvard Business School: Royar detailed there in 19 22, p. 60-67.
Honaker, RADM Walter: p. 286.
Inspector General, Supply Corps: p. 144 ff; base at Exeter,
Eng. used as illustration, p. 147-9; comments on policy
regarding surplus materials p. 149-150; 151-2; Royar given
additional duties as General Inspector for the Atlantic Coast,
p. 156.
IZARD, Comdr. Walter B. (Snake): Supply Officer at Cavite Naval
Station (1921), p. 46-7.
Kent, Lt. Comdr. Don: worked with MAAG office in Europe and in
purchase of supplies abroad, p. 266.
Kimball, The Hon. Dan: Secretary of the Navy - names Royar as Chief of
BuSanda, p. 245-7; 250.
King, Fleet Admiral E. J.: story of his denial of a request from a
foreign government, p. 120-1. On Public Relations and the Navy,
p. 201, p. 310.
Leiser, Harry: in command of the Supply Corps Base at Exeter, England,
p. 147-9; writer on staff of Norfolk Supply Depot, p. 202, 241.
Le May, General Curtis: p. 115-6.
Lundberg, Harry: Labor leader - head of Sailor' s Union of the Pacific
(1949) - helps Royar in the strike called by Harry Bridges
against the Oakland Supply Center, p. 211-214.
MAAG: Royar on European trip to inspect MAAG offices, p. 264-6; Royar incident on MAAG trip to Taipei, p. 267-8; inspection trip
(1953) to Far East, p 268-270; p. 276-7.
Mare Island Navy Yard: Royar detailed as Assistant to Accounting
Officer, p. 67-68; p. 241.
McIntire, Adm. Ross F.: p. 27-29, 32; the Naval Supply Depot, Norfolk,
at behest of Adm. Nimitz, p. 181 ff.
Upham, RADM F0 Brooks; Captain of the DD COLUMBIA (1917) in North
Atlantic convoys, p. 16 ff.
Vinson, The Hon. Carl: selection of east coast inland supply depot, p.
254-7.
Washington Navy Yard: in 1940 Royar assigned there as assistant to
Capt. Cope, Supply Corps, p. 108-9; they develop their own system
for purchasing supplies, p. 110-111; comments on young officers
who were sent there for training, p. 111-114; BuSanda commends
the supply Department at the Navy Yard, p. 117.
Wilkins, Lt. Comdr. John Howard: established coffee roasting plant for
Naval Supply Center, Oakland, p. 232-235.
Wilson, The Hon. Charles: Secretary of Defense, 1953 annual meeting at
Quantico, p. 290-1.