Herbert Bain Knowles

Herbert Bain Knowles
Born	(1894-03-20)March 20, 1894 North Newburgh, Maine
Died	March 3, 1976(1976-03-03) (aged 81)
Service / branch	Navy
Rank	Admiral

Herbert Bain Knowles (1894–1976) was an officer in the United States Navy during the World Wars who retired with the rank of Admiral.[1]

Career

Knowles was born on March 20, 1894, in North Newburgh, Maine.[1][2]

In 1917, Knowles graduated from the United States Naval Academy.[1][3] In 1919, he married Helen Kamp.[2] Knowles served aboard the battleship USS Arkansas and the submarine service.[1] During World War II, Knowles commanded several submarines, participating in a dozen Pacific Theater campaigns.[1] He commanded the USS Heywood during the assault on Guadalcanal.[3][4] He participated in the assault on Tarawa.[5] Knowles was a five-time recipient of the Legion of Merit.[1][6]

After the war, Knowles taught submarine electricity at a Navy school in New London, Connecticut.[1] In 1947, Knowles retired with a rank of Rear Admiral.[2] In retirement, Knowles was a board member of National Investigations Committee On Aerial Phenomena, a civilian group, and interviewed UFO contactees like Frances Swan and Betty Hill.[7][8]

Knowles died on March 3, 1976.[2]

References

1. "Adm. Herbert Knowles, 81, Early Submarine Leader". The New York Times. March 6, 1976.
2. "Knowles, Herbert Bain, 1894- - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org.
3. "Knowles, Herbert Bain – USNA 1917". Archived from the original on 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
4. Camp, Dick (July 15, 2013). Shadow Warriors: The Untold Stories of American Special Operations During WWII. Zenith Press. ISBN 9781610588256 – via Google Books.
5. Graham, Michael B. (August 29, 1993). Mantle of Heroism: Tarawa and the Struggle for the Gilberts, November 1943. Presidio. ISBN 9780891414964 – via Google Books.
6. Condit, Kenneth W. (January 12, 2017). Hold High the Torch: A History of the 4th Marines. Pickle Partners Publishing. ISBN 9781787209251 – via Google Books.
7. "The UFO Evidence: (Unidentified Flying Objects)". 1964.
8. https://books.google.com/books?id=JdtEDwAAQBA^[dead link‍]