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LESTER ROBERT SCHULZ
Eighth Captain of USS Indiana BB-58, in an acting capacity, from 20 July 1946, after the departure of Frank Russell Talbot until 17 August 1946, upon the arrival of James Herbert Carrington.
Sixth and last Executive Officer of USS Indiana BB-58 from 25 February 1946 until 11 September 1946 when USS Indiana was placed In Commission In Reserve.
Lester Robert Schulz was born in Steamboat, CO on April 10, 1913 son of Robert and Anna Koehlhoffer Schulz. He attended East Denver High School before his appointment to the Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD . Graduated on May 30, 1934.
June 1934 Assigned to the USS Ranger
June 1938 USS Boggs
June 1939 USS Talbot
June 1940 USS Greene.
June to October 1941 Executive Officer of the USS Greene, a high speed seaplane tender
October 1941 Assigned to Communication Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department , Washington, DC.
November 1941 to May 1942 U. S. President's Map Room at the White House.
September 1943 Communication duty with the Seventh Fleet Radio Unit.
January 1945 Joined the Staff of the Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Area
November 17, 1945 to February 25, 1946 Engineering Officer, USS Indiana
February 1946 He was a witness before the Joint Committee investigating the Pearl Harbor attack.
February 25, 1946 to September 11, 1946 Sixth and last Executive Officer of USS Indiana
July 20 1946 to August 17, 1946 Eighth Captain of USS Indiana, in an acting capacity
September 1946 to March 1952 Head of the Naval Security Group Plans Section, Communications Division, Office of the Chieg of Naval Operations, Navy Department
April 1952 Communications Instructor on the Staff of the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA.
July 1952 to July 1954 Division Director of Armed Forces Staff College.
July 1954 to September 1956 Assistant for Communications Operations and Plans on the staff of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Had additional duty as Operational Communications Officer. During this time he had a corresponding position on the staffs of the Commander in Chief (Atlantic) and Commander in Chief (Western Atlantic Area).
Sept 1956 to June 1957 He was assigned as Assistant for Security Group Operations and National Security Agency Matters in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Navy Department.
June 1957 to June 1960 Assistant Head of the Naval Security Group.
June 1960-July 1962 Deputy Director of Naval Communications for Naval Security Group.
September 1962 to June 1968 Assistant Director of the National Security Agency for the National Cryptologic (Secret Codes) Staff, FortMeade, MD
June 1968 to 30 June 1971 Chief of the National Security Agency (Pacific).
30 June 1971 Rear Admiral Shulz was put on Retired List of the US Navy 23 March 1991 Rear Admiral Lester Robert Shulz died in Penacook, NHSOURCES:
Last Updated 26 July 2000
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