William D. Puleston

William Dilworth Puleston
Born(1881-01-09)January 9, 1881
DiedSeptember 30, 1968(1968-09-30) (aged 87)
Place of burial
Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
RankCaptain
CommandsUSS Drayton (DD-23), USS Brooklyn (CA-3), U.S.S. Stringham, U.S.S. Sigourney, U.S.S. Cushing, U.S.S. Wyoming, U.S.S. Chaumont, U.S.S. Mississippi
Battles/warsWorld War I
Spouse(s)Marian Stanwood Emery (m. 1911)
Other workAuthor

William Dilworth Puleston (September 1, 1881 – September 30, 1968)[1] was an American naval officer and author. He was Director of Naval Intelligence from 1934 to 1937. He was considered "a popular, articulate and aggressive officer" and "an ideal planner, a student of world history and foreign affairs".[2]

  1. ^ Naval Academy Alumni Directory, Part I. Class of 1902
  2. ^ Jeffrey M. Dorwart, Conflict of Duty: The U.S. Navy's Intelligence Dilemma, 1919-1945 (Annapolis, 1983), p. 60