List of Histories
Office of the Secretary of the Navy NAVY DEPARTMENT
- Civilian Personnel (3 vols.)
- Office of Procurement and Material: Industrial Mobilization (2 vols.)
- Office of Procurement and Material: Planning and Statistics Branch (4 vols.)
- Office of Procurement and Material: Production Branch (4 vols.)
- Office of Procurement and Material: Procurement Branch, Finance (1 vol.)
- Office of Procurement and Material: Coordination of Material Procurement (7 vols.)
- History of Navy Department Renegotiation (5 vols.)
- Administrative History, Office of Research and Inventions, 1 July-31 December 1945 (1 vol.)
- History of the Office of the Coordinator of Research and Development from 12 July 1941 to 19 May 1945 (1 vol.)
Commander in Chief, United States Fleet
- Headquarters (1 vol.)
- Convoy and Routing (1 vol.)
- Office of the Inspector General (1 vol.)
Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
- Army-Navy Petroleum Board and Petroleum and Tanker Division (3 vols.)
- Internal Security and Passive Defense (1 vol.)
- Mine Warfare in the Naval Establishment (1 vol.)
- Naval Communications (1 vol.)
- The Control of Naval Logistics (1 vol.)
- Aspects of Logistics Planning (1 vol.)
- The Evolution of the Lend-Lease Office of Record (1 vol.)
- The Logistics of Fleet Readiness: The Fleet Maintenance Division in World War II (1 vol.)
- The Logistics of Advance Bases (1 vol.)
- Procurement of Organization under the Chief of Naval Operations: The History of OP-24 (1 vol.)
- Military Government (3 vols.)
- Shipping in Naval Logistics (Naval Transportation Service)(1 vol.)
- Technical Mission in Europe (1 vol.)
- Office of Naval Intelligence (4 vols.)
Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air)
- Aviation in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (1 vol.)
- History of Naval Aviation (4 vols.)
- The Navy's Air War: Mission Completed (1 vol.)
- Financial and Legislative Planning, 1911-1945 (1 vol.)
- Aviation Planning (1 vol.)
- Aviation Shore Establishments, 1911-1945 (1 vol.)
- Aviation Training, 1911-1939 (1 vol.)
- Aviation Training, 1940-1945 (1 vol.)
- The Civil Aeronautics Administration - War Training Service (Navy) Flight Training Program (1 vol.)
- Aviation in the Fleet Exercises, 1911-1939 (1 vol.)
- Procurement of Naval Aircraft, 1907-1939 (1 vol.)
- Aviation Procurement, 1939-1945 (2 vols.)
- The Navy's Transport Glider Program, 1941-1943 (1 vol.)
- Aviation Personnel, 1911-1939 (1 vol.)
- Aviation Personnel, 1939-1945 (1 vol.)
- Air Task Organization in the Pacific Ocean Areas: Task Organization of Ship-Based Aircraft (1 vol.)
- Air Task Organization in Pacific Ocean Areas: Task Organization of Land-Based Aircraft (1 vol.)
- The Development of Fleet Air Wings (3 vols.)
- Air Task Organization in the Atlantic Ocean Area (1 vol.)
Office of the Commandant, United States Marine Corps
- A. United States Marine Corps (1 vol.)
B. History of the Marine Corps Women's Reserve (1 vol.)Bureau of Aeronautics
- Summary (2 vols.)
- Background (1 vol.)
- Organization and Administration (1 vol.)
- Operational Responsibilities (1 vol.)
- Determination of Military Characteristics (1 vol.)
- Aviation Planning (1 vol.)
- Procurement, Production and Contracts (2 vols.)
- Naval Aviation Inspection (1 vol.)
- Maintenance (1 vol.)
- Material and Supply (1 vol.)
- Research, Technical Developments, and Engineering (1 vol.)
- Aviation Shore Establishments (1 vol.)
- Aviation Personnel and Training (1 vol.)
- Budget Planning and Administration (1 vol.)
- Naval Aviation Photography and Motion Pictures (1 vol.)
- Aerology (1 vol.)
- Publications (1 vol.)
- Foreign Aid (2 vols.)
- Aviation Medicine (1 vol.)
- Air Intelligence (1 vol.)
- Marine Corps Aviation (1 vol.)
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
- United States Navy Medical Department at War, 1941-1945 (operations) (2 vols.)
- United States Navy Medical Department at War, 1941-1945 (administration) (2 vols.)
Bureau of Ordnance
- Organization, Administration, and Special Functions (1 vol.)
- Planning (1 vol.)
- Procurement (1 vol.)
- Research and Development, Maintenance (1 vol.)
- Personnel and Training, Finance, Special Board, Legal Counsel (1 vol.)
- Guns and Mounts (1 vol.)
- Armor, Projectiles, Ammunition Details, Bombs and Plastics (1 vol.)
- Rockets, Explosives and Propellants, Pyrotechnics (1 vol.)
- Underwater Ordnance (1 vol.)
- Fire Control (Except Radar) and Aviation Ordnance (1vol.)
Bureau of Naval Personnel
- Preface: Structure of the Bureau (4 vols.)
- Planning and Control Activity (2 vols.)
- Officer Personnel (4 vols.)
- Training Activity (8 vols.)
- The Negro in the Navy in World War II (1 vol.)
- The Welfare Activity (1 vol.)
- Chaplains' Division; Records and Transportation Activity; Office of Public Information; Administrative Services (1 vol.)
- History of the Enlisted Personnel Activity (2 vols.)
- History of the Women's Reserve (2 vols.)
Bureau of Ships
- An Administrative History of the Bureau of Ships During World War II (4 vols.)
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
- Accounting Group and Disbursing Division (1 vol.)
- Supplying the Aeronautical Establishment (1 vol.)
- History of the Clothing Division (1 vol.)
- Wartime History of the Cost Inspection Service (1 vol.)
- History of the Fuel Division (1 vol.)
- History of the Stock Division (3 vol.)
- History of the Maintenance Division (1 vol.)
- History--International Aid Division (1 vol.)
- Packaging and Materials Handling (1 vol.)
- History of Officer Personnel Division; History of Chief Clerk's Division (1 vol.)
- Supplying the Fleet (2 vols.)
- Administrative Planning Division; History of Advanced Base Section and the Logistic Planning Division (December 1942-April 1945) -- Supplying the Advanced Bases (5 vols.)
- First Draft of Administrative History of Supply Corps Procurement in World War II (Interim Report) (1 vol.)
- A History of Purchasing within the Supply Group, World War II (1 vol.)
- Historical Record of the Subsistence Division (1 vol.)
- Synopsis of Ship's Store Division Accomplishments, 1 June 1944 to 1 September 1945 (1 vol.)
- History of the Storage Division (1 vol.)
- History of the Transportation Division (1 vol.)
Bureau of Yards and Docks
- Building the Navy's Bases in World War II; History of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and the Civil Engineer Corps, 1940-1946 (2 vols.)
Naval Districts SHORE ESTABLISHMENT
- History of the First Naval District (9 vols.)
- Historical Summary of the Third Naval District (5 vols.)
- The War History of the Fourth Naval District from Dec. 7th 1941 (6 vols.)
- History of the Fifth Naval District 1939-1945 (7 vols.)
- History of the Sixth Naval District (2 vols.)
- Administrative History of the Seventh Naval District, 1 February 1942-14 August 1945 (1 vol.)
- History of the Eighth Naval District (1 vol.)
- Administrative History (Ninth Naval District) (3 vols.)
- Administrative Narrative (Tenth Naval District) (2 vols.)
- Administrative History (Eleventh Naval District) (1 vol.)
- Administrative History, Twelfth Naval District, 1939-1945 (4 vols.)
- Administrative History of the Thirteenth Naval District (4 vols.)
- Administrative History of the Fourteenth Naval District and the Hawaiian Sea Frontier (5 vols.)
- Administrative History, 15th Naval District and Panama Sea Frontier (2 vols.)
Chief of Naval Operations Activities
- Hydrographic Office (1 vol.)
- US Naval Observatory (1 vol.)
- School of Oriental Languages (1 vol.)
- Naval Air Test Center, Patuxent River, Maryland (1 vol.)
Bureau of Ordnance Activities
- Selected Ammunition Depots (2 vols.)
- Ordnance Plants (2 vols.)
- US Naval Gun Factory (1 vol.)
- Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island (6 vols.)
- The History of the Naval Ordnance Laboratory, 1918-1945 (2 vols.)
- Miscellaneous Activities (2 vols.)
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts Activities
- US Naval Supply Depot, Oakland, California as of 31 December 1944 (1 vol.)
Other Shore Activities*
- War History of the Naval Research Laboratory (1 vol.)
- Narrative History of the Potomac River Naval Command (1 vol. bound with 136 and 137)
- Administrative History of Severn River Naval Command (1 vol. bound with 135 and 137)
- The United Sates Naval Academy and World War II (1 vol. bound with 135 and 136)
Atlantic OPERATING FORCES
- Commander in Chief, US Atlantic Fleet (2 vols.)
- Commander Task Force Twenty-Four (1 vol. bound with 140)
- Commander Greenland Patrol (1 vol. bound with 139)
- An Administrative History of Destroyers, Atlantic Fleet (1 vol.)
- Air Force Atlantic Fleet History (1 vol.)
- Commander Fleet Operational Training Command (1 vol.)
- Administrative History of Commander Service Force, US Atlantic Fleet, during World War II (1 vol.)
- A History of the Amphibious Training Command, United States Atlantic Fleet and Its Antecedent the Amphibious Force, United States Atlantic Fleet (3 vols.)
- Commander South Atlantic Force (1 vol.)
- Administrative History, United States Naval Forces in Europe 1940-1946 (5 vols.)
- Naval Forces, Northwest African Waters and the Eighth Fleet (5 vols.)
Pacific
- Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas, Command History (3 vols.)
- History of the Amphibious Forces, US Pacific Fleet (4 vols.)
- Administrative Study of Commander Destroyers/Cruisers Pacific Fleet during World War II (1 vol.)
- History of the Fleet Operational Command, Pacific (2 vols.)
- Administrative History of Minecraft Pacific Fleet (1 vol.)
- Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons (2 vols.)
- History of Service Force (1 vol.)
- Administrative History of the North Pacific Area (1 vol.)
- Administrative History of the ComMarGils Area (6 vols.)
- Administrative History of the Forward Area, Central Pacific and the Marianas Area (1 vol.)
- Commander US Naval Forces, Southwest Pacific (1 vol.)
Sea Frontiers and Operating Bases
- Administrative History of the Caribbean Sea Frontier to VE-Day/VJ-Day (1 vol.)
- History of the Eastern Sea Frontier (Organizational and Operational) (1 vol.)
- History of the Gulf Sea Frontier, 6 February 1942 - 14 August 1945 (1 vol.)
- Administrative History of Western Sea Frontier during World War II (7 vols.)
- Aruba-Curacao Command Headquarters, Commander All Forces (Caribbean Sea Frontier) (1 vol.)
- The Guantanamo Sector, Caribbean Sea Frontier and the US Naval Operating Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (2 vols.)
- An Administrative History of the US Naval Operating Base Trinidad, BWI and the Trinidad Sector of the Caribbean Sea Frontier, 7 December 1941 to August 1945 (1 vol.)
- Commandant NOB Bermuda (1 vol.)
- Naval Operating Base, Iceland (1 vol.)
- Administrative History of the Naval Operating Base, Terminal Island (San Pedro), California (1 vol.)
Topical Histories
- Submarine Commands (3 vols.)
- An Administrative History of PT's in World War II (1 vol.)
- Arming of Merchant Ships and Naval Armed Guard Service (1 vol.)
- History of the Naval Armed Guard Afloat, World War II [not located]
- Narrative of the Bureau of Naval Personnel, 1 September 1945 to 1 October 1946 (2 vols.)
- Report to the Honorable James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy of Unification of the War and Navy Departments and Post-War Organization for National Security [Eberstadt Report] (1 vol.)
* Note: Additional histories of some shore establishments are contained in the histories of parent headquarters commands.
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