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Ninth Naval District Boss Oversees vast Midwest Command
Rear Admiral Emmet P. Forrester leads the Ninth Naval District based at Great Lakes overseeing 13 Midwest states with 16 000 civilians and 25 000 enlisted. The district runs training centers shipboard training and two large ammunition depots while supporting a fleet without salt water.
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Continental Naval Districts
American Midwest
Lakes Michigan
Superior
Huron
Erie
Great Lakes
Emmet P. Forrester
Ninth Naval District
U. S. Naval Training Center
Buffalo
N.Y
Forrester
Admiral Forrester
Colorado
Winds
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Missouri
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Naval Reserve
Commandant
Naval
Navy
Uncle Sam
Waukegan-Great Lakes
Ill
Crane
Ind
Hasting
Nebr
Naval Ordnance Plant
Indianapolis
Ordnance
Forest Park
Denver
Detroit
Kansas City
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Omaha
Chicago
Hutchinson
Kan
Admiral Forrestal
Naval Academy
Midwest
Laughts
Ilt
Fleet Reserve Association
U. S. Navy
E. P. Forrestal
Secretary of the Navy
Illinois