Ellery W. Stone
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Ellery Wheeler Stone
Following the War, Stone served as the head of the
Early career
Ellery W. Stone was born on January 14, 1894, in Oakland, California, as the son of Edgar P. Stone and Florence P. Weeks. He became interested in electrical apparatus in 1908, at the time of his fourteenth birthday, when his mother gave his, as a birthday present, a small German battery-operated motor. While still on the Oakland High School, he became a licensed radio operator in 1911 and upon the graduation, Stone enrolled the University of California, Los Angeles, where he studied radio engineering.[1]
Stone left the college in early 1914 and applied for job as Assistant Radio Inspectors within the United States Department of Commerce. He was selected and served in that capacity in San Francisco, while he was responsible for inspection of all U.S. ships registered that came to San Francisco of U.S. register once a year. Shortly before the United States entry into World War I in April 1917, all regulation of radio communications passed under the control of the United States Navy. Stone was offered whether he want to be transferred to the Army Signal Corps or the Navy Communications Service. Stone chose the Navy and was commissioned Lieutenant (junior grade) on March 16, 1917.[4][5][1]
He was subsequently assigned to the headquarters of the
Interwar period
Stone began working for Kilburn and Clark Manufacturing Company, who had opened a San Francisco office, selling sets sending and receiving equipment for ships. He also retained his commission as a member of the
World War II
Following the outbreak of
Stone was finally recalled to active duty in May 1943 as Captain and appointed Chief of Staff to Admiral Glassford. He accompanied him to Liberia and remained there until November that year, when he was appointed Chief of Communications of the Allied Commission for Italy under Major general Kenyon A. Joyce. The commission was responsible for the supervision that all Italian economic resources and manpower are utilized for the most efficient use in the fight against Nazi Germany. Stone was directly responsible for the planning, coordination and execution of the restoration of communications in liberated Italy.[1][2]
He later served under british lieutenant general
Postwar career
Following the surrender of Nazi Germany in May 1945, Stone was given additional duty as Chief Civil Affairs Officer of Occupied Territory under Allied Military Government in Italy. He had full executive responsibility for the activities of the Allied Commission in connection with all relations with the government of Italy, the interpretation and execution of the surrender terms between the Allied Nations and the Italian government and the supervision of the many involved aspects of civil affairs within those parts of Italy under Allied Military Government. In the execution of his duties Stone was called upon to coordinate the activities of various nations, to face and solve the most difficult political problems and to represent the Allied Nations before the Italian people. He remained in that assignment until May 1946 and received Navy Distinguished Service Medal.[7][1]
Stone then served with the Italian Naval Branch, Allied Force Headquarters, Italy, until May 1947, when he was ordered back to the United States for temporary duty under Chief of Naval Operations pending separation from active duty.[10]
He then assumed job as the head of the
Rear admiral Ellery W. Stone died on September 18, 1981, aged 87 in Montclair, New Jersey, and was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. He was survived by a wife, Heide, and daughter, Marina.[2][12]
Awards and decorations
Here is the ribbon bar of Rear admiral Stone:[7][8][13][1][14]
1st Row |
Navy Distinguished Service Medal | Army Distinguished Service Medal
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2nd Row |
World War I Victory Medal | American Defense Service Medal | American Campaign Medal | |||||||||
3rd Row |
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
with two 3/16 inch service stars |
World War II Victory Medal
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||
4th Row |
Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) |
Commander of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) |
Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy | |||||||||
5th Row |
Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Italy) |
Knight of Grand Cross of the Order of San Marino |
Sovereign Military Order of Malta, 1st Class |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ellery W. Stone, an oral history conducted in 1974 by Frank Polkinghorn, IEEE History Center, New Brunswick, NJ, USA". ethw.org. Engineering and Technology History Wiki. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "ELLERY STONE, 87, I.T.T. OFFICIAL, DIES, The New York Times, Sunday, September 20, 1981, page 44". timesmachine.nytimes.com. New York Times Websites. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "The Unique career of Ellery W. Stone - The Sparks Journal, page 9" (PDF). sowp.org. The Sparks Journal. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ Ellery W. Stone, "Additional Experimentation with Impulse Excitation," Proceedings of the IRE 5:2 (April 1917): 133-144; Radio Service Bulletin, No. 7 (July 1915).
- ^ a b Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1 July 1917. p. 70. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016.
- ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1 July 1918. p. 66. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Valor awards for Ellery W. Stone". valor.militarytimes.com. Militarytimes Websites. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ a b "All Hands - The Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin; June 1945, page 61" (PDF). navy.mil. United States Navy Websites. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ Harry S. Truman, Message to Admiral Stone Commending Him on His Service with the Allied Commission for Italy, 7 February 1947, American Presidency Project.
- ^ "All Hands - The Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin; May 1947, page 59" (PDF). navy.mil. United States Navy Websites. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "I. T. & T. MAN HEADS FARNSWORTH CORP., The New York Times, May 7, 1949, page 20". timesmachine.nytimes.com. New York Times Websites. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ "Find a Grave Memorial - RADM Ellery W. Stone". findagrave.com. Find a Grave. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "All Hands - The Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin; October 1945, page 61" (PDF). navy.mil. United States Navy Websites. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "Britain Honors Admiral Stone, The New York Times, January 6, 1946, page 28". timesmachine.nytimes.com. New York Times Websites. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
External links
- Guide to the Ellery W. Stone Papers at the Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford University
- Oral History - Ellery W. Stone at the IEEE Global History Network