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James Laurence Kauffman (18 April 1887 – 21 October 1963) was a highly decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of vice admiral.He distinguished himself as commanding officer of destroyer USS Jenkins (DD-42) during World War I and received the Navy Cross, the United States second-highest decoration awarded for valor in combat.
Draper L. Kauffman, the son of Vice Admiral James L. Kauffman, was born in San Diego, California, on 4 August 1911.He attended St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and Kent School in Kent, Connecticut and was appointed to the United States Naval Academy from Ohio in 1929.
Rear Admiral J. L. Kauffman embarked in the amphibious force command ship USS Wasatch to establish his temporary headquarters aboard while the ship was berthed at San Pedro Bay, Leyte as Commander, Philippine Sea Frontier, from 29 November to 2 December 1944. [3] Kauffman was later promoted to vice admiral.
Rear Admiral Walden L. Ainsworth USN (4 July 1942 - 8 Jan 1943) Rear Admiral Mahlon Tisdale USN (8 January 1943 - 2 January 1944) Rear Admiral James L. Kauffman USN (2 January 1944 - 31 October 1944) Rear Admiral Walden L. Ainsworth USN (31 October 1944 - 13 July 1945) Rear Admiral William H. P. Blandy USN (13 July 1945 - 2 September 1945)
The Fat Leonard scandal is an ongoing investigation and prosecution of corruption within the United States Navy during the 2000s and 2010s. It has involved ship support contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia (GDMA), a Thai subsidiary of the Glenn Marine Group.
In 1970, Admiral Elmo Zumwalt became the youngest chief of naval operations in the Navy’s history. A three-star commanding U.S. forces in Vietnam, Zumwalt vaulted over dozens of more senior ...
Bruce William Kauffman (1934–2021), judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Frank Albert Kaufman (1916–1997), judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland; Irving Kaufman (1910–1992), judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit; Samuel H. Kaufman ...
Kaufman was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 9, 1966, to the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 22, 1966, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1981 to 1986.