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World War II: March 1999 From the EditorWorld War II Archives | Single Page | 0 comments | Print This Post | Email This Post Towers died on April 30, 1955, having devoted more than four decades of service to the Navy. Reynolds observes that even eminent historian Samuel Eliot Morison "completely failed to give voice to his accomplishments. The fact is that Towers' career was a major success story, marred only by his having been kept from combat command during World War II and from the top post of CNO afterward." Subscribe Today
As others have done before, Towers sacrificed career advancement in the name of principle. It was the right thing to do. Michael E. Haskew, Editor,World War II Pages: 1 2 Help HistoryNet by bookmarking to
           
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