1958 RADM 2-Star Admiral US Naval Academy Letters & USS Nautilus Teak Deck Frag

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You're bidding on an Ultra Rare 1958 RADM 2-Star Admiral US Naval Academy Letter & USS Nautilus Teak Deck Fragment plus bonuses collection.
The pieces were recently purchased in New London, Connecticut from the estate of 2-star Rear Admiral Groebel who was the manager of the Navy football team. He went on to finish #26 in his class upon graduation. His career took him around the world highlighted by commanding Group #2 Submarine Fleet of the Atlantic Fleet.
You'll receive:
*hand-written multi-page letter from Midshipman Groebel to his mother writing about the Nayy Midshipmen life. The 1963 letter is 8-pages.
*An actual piece of the teal wood deck of the 1955 USS NAUTILUS (US Navy lists the Nautilus as the 1st true submarine). The deck fragment sat on Admiral Goebel's work deck for decades.
*Vietnam dated 1969 tri-fold US Navy atomic submarine lineup pamphlet issued to the Navy by General Dynamics Electric Boat Division
*Navy enlisted submariners patch.
Background Goebel, David Maxwell was born on October 6, 1939 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, United States. Son of Maxwell Henry and Ruth (Fenton) Goebel.Education Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy, 1962. Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1965. Master of Science in Nuclear Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1966.Career Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1962; advanced through grades to rear admiral, United States Navy operations officer, United States Ship Kamehameha, Groton, Connecticut, 1970-1974; Executive officer, United States Ship Lafeyette, Groton, 1974-1978; operations officer, United States Ship Benjamin Franklin, Groton, 1978-1981; comsublant representative, Portsmouth  Naval Shipyard, 1981-1983; senior member nuclear propulsion examining board, Atlantic Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia, 1983-1985; commander, Submarine Squadron 14, Holy Loch, Scotland, 1985-1987; deputy director strategic submarine division, Office of CNO, Washington, 1987-1989; force level plans officer, Office of CNO, Washington, 1991-1992; director international negotiations, Office of CJCS, Washington, 1989-1991; commander, Submarine Group 2, Groton, 1992-1994; plans and policy officer, United States Strategic Command, Omaha, since 1994.
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