C. Turner Joy
Charles Turner Joy | |
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San Diego, California | |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1916–1954 |
| Rank |  Vice admiral |
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Charles Turner Joy (17 February 1895 – 6 June 1956) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. During the last years of his career, while fighting leukemia, he served as Superintendent of the Naval Academy. The destroyer USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was named for him.
Early life
C. Turner Joy was born in
Interwar period
In 1923, after receiving a graduate education in engineering, he began two years as
World War II
In 1941, Captain Joy was Operations Officer for Commander Scouting Force,
Postwar and Korean War
Commanding an amphibious group when Japan capitulated in August 1945, Joy was soon assigned to duty in China. He was in charge of the Naval Proving Ground at Dahlgren, Virginia, in 1946 to 1949 and was then sent back to the Western Pacific to become Commander Naval Forces, Far East. Vice Admiral Joy held that position until mid-1952, directing much of the Navy's effort during the first two years of the Korean War. From July 1951 to May 1952, he was also the senior United Nations Delegate to the Korean Armistice talks. His experience in this role led him to write a book, How Communists Negotiate. In the book, he detailed a number of different tactics that were used during the talks to delay, frustrate, and create useful propaganda for the North Koreans. His observations included the fact that the communists would set shorter chairs for the UN delegates so that the communists would tower over the UN delegates in propaganda photographs. He said "the recall of General MacArthur gave further reason for the Communists to believe we were a 'paper tiger'."[1][2]
His final assignment was as
Last years and legacy
Retiring in July 1954, Admiral Joy subsequently made his home in
The destroyer USS Turner Joy (DD-951), 1959–1991, was named in honor of Admiral Joy. Turner Joy Road at the Naval Academy is also named in his honor.
Decorations
Vice Admiral Charles Turner Joy's ribbon bar:[3]
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| 1st Row | Distinguished Service Cross | |||||||||||
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| 2nd Row | Navy Distinguished Service Medal | Army Distinguished Service Medal | "V" Device and three stars
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| 3rd Row | "V" Device
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Mexican Service Medal | World War I Victory Medal w/ Escort Clasp | |||||||||
| 4th Row | China Service Medal | American Defense Service Medal w/ Atlantic Clasp | American Campaign Medal | |||||||||
| 5th Row | Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/ three bronze service stars
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World War II Victory Medal
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Navy Occupation Service Medal | |||||||||
| 6th Row | National Defense Service Medal | Korea Service Medal w/ one service star
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Philippine Liberation Medal w/ two stars | |||||||||
| 7th Row | Order of British Empire
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Republic of China )
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United Nations Korea Medal
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See also
- List of superintendents of the United States Naval Academy
- JMSDF-After World War II, new Japanese Navy since 1954.
References
- ^ https://archive.org/details/sim_u-s-news-weekly-special-issues_1955-10-28_39_18/page/132/mode/2up . Page 132
- ^ Joy, C. Turner; How Communists Negotiate; The Macmillan Company; New York; 1955; pp. 4-5
- ^ Valor awards for Charles Turner Joy | Military Times Hall of Valor
- Obitutuary, Los Angeles Times, June 7, 1956, p. 7
External links
- history.navy.mil/photos: biography of C. Turner Joy
- Finding aid to C. Turner Joy's papers at the Hoover Institution Library and Archives, Stanford University
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