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Thomas Withers

Thomas Withers Thomas Withers Jr. (28 May 1886 – 25 June 1953) was a United States Navy rear admiral, early submarine pioneer, and Commander, Submarine Force, United States Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) at the outbreak of World War II. Naval historians regard him as one of the key architects of the long-range fleet-submarine concept adopted by the United States in the 1930s. He also directed an aggressive pre-war training program that helped give the Pacific submarine force its wartime edge. His reputation is tempered by his firm, later proven mistaken, defense of the Mark 14 torpedo’s magnetic detonator in 1941-42. Provided by Wikipedia
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