Thomas B. Buell

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Thomas B. Buell


Born
in Detroit, Michigan, The United States
April 30, 1936

Died
June 26, 2002

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A 1958 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Thomas Buell served as a destroyerman throughout much of his career in the Navy. Buell taught in the history department of the Military Academy at West Point from 1975 until 1979, and, following his retirement from naval service in 1979, worked in the defense industry for the Honeywell Corporation and Rosemont Company in Minnesota.

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“As it turned out, Spruance was able both to revitalize the War College and to relax while doing it, owing to his ability to get other people to do the work for him.”
Thomas B. Buell, The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

“What time do you think you’ll be getting home tonight?” he asked. Margaret said she didn’t know. Spruance persisted. “Why is it so important?” asked Margaret. “Well,” replied her husband, “it’s not many women who can go to bed with a captain and wake up with an admiral.” Spruance’s clever way of announcing his promotion found its way into the local newspapers, to the amusement of his friends and colleagues. He was not amused.”
Thomas B. Buell, The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

“Jarman accomplished little. For the next five days the soldiers tried unsuccessfully to dislodge the Japanese embedded in positions with the macabre names of Death Valley, Purple Heart Ridge, and Hell’s Pocket. It was a futile task.”
Thomas B. Buell, The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance