Index to Series of Taped Interviews with Rear Admiral Draper L. Kauffman, USN (Ret.) Volume 1 AMERICAN VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS: Kauffman joins them for service in France, p. 54; p. 58-9; his experiences on the battle front, p. 59 ff; the scenario for six weeks of hell, p. 54 ff; the trip through the German lines, p. 70 ff. AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS: APAs and others, p. 480-2; also see entries under: USS BEXAR ANDERSON, Admiral George: CNO and member of Joint Chiefs, p. 557; p. 564; p. 609; ANDERSON, Sweaky (RADM - USNR): beach master at Saipan, p. 205-6; at Iwo Jima, p. 253-4; ARCHER, Capt. S. M. (Moe): his role in disposal of the top-hat mine, p. 115-7; p. 131; p. 341; HEAD of Mine Warfare Section, CNO, p. 370-1; AURAND, VADM Evan Peter: Naval aide to President Eisenhower, p. 452-3; BEAKLEY, VADM Wallace M.: p. 359-60; p. 376; p. 380; p. 473; p. 484-5; p. 498; BERGEN, RADM Jack - USNR - he organizes OPERATION REMEMBER, p. 447 ff; Gates speaks at the banquet in the Waldorf, p. 44 8-9; USS BEXAR (APA): Kauffman takes command, p. 471; his original way of selecting coxswains for the landing craft regardless of rate, p. 471-2; other innovations, p. 474; the Philippine exercise that nearly became more than an exercise, p. 475; awards won by ship in the year that Kauffman was skipper, p. 490; BIKINI OPERATION: p. 295 ff; Blandy's attitude toward the scientific nature of the operation, p. 303; third test postponed to October and this made problems, p. 307; BLANDY, Adm. Wm. Henry P.: p. 129; p. 149; p. 153; Kauffman applies to him for assignment on Bikini tests - gets job as assistant operations officer under Capt. Lyman, p. 295; Blandy makes Kauffman the Radsafe officer under Dr. Stafford Warren, p. 297-8; p. 301; p. 303; Blandy orders Kauffman to Washington to start a school for radiological safety monitors, p. 307-8; p. 314; USS BLESSMAN - APD: at Iwo Jima - damage and rescue, p. 250; p. 252 1 BOMB DISPOSAL SCHOOL: Adm. Blandy desires a school established - Kauffman given the job, p. 129; an emergency trip to Hawaii, p. 130-1; location and logistics of the school p. 134 ff; teaching, p. 136-7; the curriculum, p. 137-9; cooperation with Army's school in Aberdeen, Maryland, p. 142; advantage in being a reserve off- icer in expediting various things pertaining to the school, p. 145-6; school gets into fuse design by accident, p. 148 ff; search for a new school site, p. 151; American University, p. 152-3; Kauffman is relieved on May 1, 1943, p. 155; BURKE, Admiral Arleigh A.: his involvement with the Naval War College team selected to give lectures at the Air War College in Maxfield Field, p. 372-3; 376; p. 378; p. 413; p. 419; p. 423; p. 427-8; p. 434; p. 442; p. 454-5; p. 460-3; p. 537; p. 612 CHIEFS IN THE NAVY - comments of Kauffman, p. 345-8; CHURCHILL, Sir Winston: p. 119-20; p. 144; CONOLLY, Admiral Richard L.: President of the Naval War College, p. 350; p. 358; p. 362; p. 365; CORPS FRANC: p. 63; p. 69; CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS: Kauffman is "leg-man" for General Taylor, p. 565-6; DALE CARNEGIE: Kauffman takes a speaking course with him while with U. S. Lines, p. 48; p. 52; DeLany, VADM Walter S.: counsels Kauffman on his desire to get into OSS or Admiral Mile's operation in China, p. 178-9; p. 182-3; p. 275; DENNISON, Admiral Robert L.: becomes head of Op-60 following Adm. Burke, p. 414-5; p. 418-20; p. 423-4; DES FLOT 3: Kauffman takes command in Feb., 1961, p. 535 ff; DESTROYER DIVISION 122: Kauffman in command from June, 1953 to Sept. 1954; - the NROTC cruise, p. 381-3; Kauffman inaugurates a competition in habitability of ships in the Divison, p. 389-90; duty in the Mediterranean, p. 395 ff; Operation HELENIC SKY - Kauffman gets a temporary assignment on USS MIDWAY staff during the exercise, p. 404; De BOLD, Captain John: takes on team #5 of UDTs from Kauffman after Tinian, p. 232; 2 di BONA, Charles: selected for job with Alain Enthoven as analyst in DOD, p. 621; DILLON, John: Administrative Assistant to Sec Nav, p. 581-2; p. 609; DONOVAN, Col. Bill: p. 178-9; EISENHOWER, President Dwight D.: his trip on the USS SARATOGA (June, 1957) p. 452-3; ENTHOVEN, Dr. Alain: p. 570; Kauffman rewrites draft of his speech for the Naval War College, p. 571-2; Kauffman initiates a series of stag dinners at his home to introduce Enthoven to various naval officers, p. 572; p. 575-7; p. 596; p. 599; p. 612; Enthoven changed the rules and the language of ’the game’ - this caused frustrations in military, p. 613-4; Kauffman's analysis of Enthoven's judgment, p. 614- 615; Enthoven's respect for opinions of Adm. Rivero, p. 614; Enthoven's embarrassment over some of the special studies ordered by Secy. McNamara, p. 616- 618; p. 620; Kauffman makes a search for naval officers to serve in Enthoven's office - comes up with Charlie di Bona and Stan Turner - both accepted by Enthoven, p. 620-21; Enthoven's meeting with Mr. Gates, p. 6 36; FAY, Paul F. Jr. (Red): his office moved by Secretary Nitze to make way for office of CNO, p. 640-1; FELT, Admiral H. D.: p. 496-7; FIFE, Admiral James: deputy to Admiral Mountbatten (Cine CAF Med), p. 405-6; FLEET MANNING COMMITTEE; p. 502 FLEET REORGANIZATION COMMITTEE: Adm. Hopwood named Kauffman as Chairman, p. 495 ff; FLEET REVIEW IN NORFOLK (1957): the hassle over the reviewing officer, p. 454 ff; FORT PIERCE, Virginia: see entry under UDT'S also: NAVAL COMBAT DEMOLITION SCHOOL FRANKE, The Hon. Wm. B.: p. 444-5; GATES, The Hon. Thomas: Secretary of the Navy - p. 418-19; Kauffman becomes his aide, p. 424 ff; the interview with Cong. Cellar, p. 431-2; Kauffman arranges a dinner with group of promising captains, p. 432-3; 3 the trip to the Far East, p. 438 ff; p. 442 ff; refuses to let Kauffman go to an APA or AKA command, p. 445-6; his European trip as Secretary of the Navy, p. 450-1; accompanies President Eisenhower on a trip aboard the SARATOGA, p. 452; 454-5; objects to Adm. Burke's list - a division of slots in Navy for selectees, p. 460-3; p. 483; p. 612; p. 634-5; Kauffman arranges for a meeting with Enthoven, p. 636; USS GEARING DD: Kauffman goes to prospective CO school and gets practice in shiphandling, p. 326; takes command (Dec. 1948), p. 327; shiphandling - training of juniors, p. 331-3; cruise (Dec. 1949) in Davis Strait to test capability of the DDs, p. 339-43; Kauffman departs from GEARING, p. 348; GERMAN BOMBS: Kauffman's account of German bombs and fuses and British methods of disposal, p. 97-100; the new land mine, p. 100-1; the top hat bomb, p. 114 ff; USS GILMER: at Tinian, p. 219; p. 250-1; hit by kamikaze at Okinawa p. 269; GOODPASTER, General Andrew: President Eisenhower used him - as a colonel - on many different tasks in the White House, p. 453-4; GULBRANSON, Capt. Clarence: skipper of the base at Ft. Pierce, p. 160; p. 169; HABITABILITY on SHIPS: Kauffman inaugurates a do-it-yourself habitability competition on his destroyers, p. 388; p. 394; HALSEY, Fl.Adm. Wm. F. Jr.: p. 148-9; HANLON, Admiral Byron Hall: named to head the UDTs after Tinian, p. 235; his organization of the Iwo Jima operation, p. 238; p. 251; leaves UDTs on D plus 4 at Okinawa to take command of BB NORTH CAROLINA, p. 263; p. 264; HART, Admiral Thomas C.: p. 20-21; USS HELENA (CA): Kauffman named as skipper, p. 507-8; p. 557. The Coral Sea celebration, p. 511-13; shipyard overhaul in San Francisco, p. 515-523; the threat to decommission, p. 523-4; becomes the flagship of 1st fleet, p. 526; Kauffman gives up command when selected as Rear Admiral, p. 534; HILL, Admiral Harry: p. 202; Task Force Comdr. at Saipan, p. 205-6; p. 213; p. 216; his great concern for the UDT swim- mers off Tinian – their 4½ mile swim to the DD GILMEF p. 220-1; 4 HILLENKOETTER, VADM Roscoe H.: U.S. Naval Attaché in Paris - receives U.S. prisoners from Germans, p. 81; later rebuke of Kauffman for joining Royal Navy Reserves, p. 120; HOPWOOD, Adm. Herbert G.: Kauffman named to serve on his staff (CincPacFlt), p. 492 ff; The Fleet Reorganization Committee, p. 495-6; names Adm. Thach a deputy for ASW, p. 495-6; p. 500; p. 503; p. 505-7? IWO JIMA: the landing operation with description of beaches, p. 239-254; the UDT was required to explore the beach impediments seen from the air, p. 242; reconn carried out on D minus 2, p. 243; the morning, p. 244- the afternoon, p. 247-8; JCS (Joint Chiefs of Staff): Kauffman becomes Chief of Strategic Plans and Policy Division in JCS, p. 557; his duties include the JSOP (Joint Strategic Objectives),p.560; Plan KAINE, Captain Frank: his footnotes on Pp. 228-9; He and Adm. Kauffman work on streamlining the training period to turn out more men for Vietnam, p. 278-9; KAUFFMAN, RADM Draper L.: family background, p. 1 ff; a synopsis of his father's career, p.