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10 unusual facts about Office of Naval Intelligence


Akiko Thomson

When she was still quite young, she and her family moved to Manila where her father, who had previous experience with the United States Office of Naval Intelligence, became the Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines in the latter years of the Marcos dictatorship.

Corey Brooks

He also spent time at sea on the USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) out of Yokosuka, Japan, worked as a team lead in the Office of Naval Intelligence and attended various Navy schools and exercises across the globe.

Gary Dill

In regards to law enforcement, he was a Special Agent with Naval Investigative Service (NIS), Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI); Agent with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI); and Chief of Police of two cities in Oklahoma.

Henry Hughes Hough

In 1923, he was appointed as Director of Naval Intelligence.

Joseph Lanza

Lanza personally advised the Office of Naval Intelligence working with local stevedores and fisherman in tracking submarines, resulting in obtaining key strategic positions in waterfront installations and effectively conduct counter-espionage activities for the Third Naval District.

Nelson Frank

Julian Nelson Frank (1906–1974) was a journalist, anti-communist, a special agent with U.S. Naval Intelligence, an investigator for the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee, and a bookstore owner.

Rickey B. Cotton

Cotton joined the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) as a research engineer in 1980 and quickly became instrumental in the expansion of the Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory (SEAL) by forging a strong relationship with the Office of Naval Intelligence.

Templin Potts

From December 17, 1909 to January 25, 1912, Potts was Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence.

He held many important posts during his time in the Navy, including Director of the Office of Naval Intelligence, Naval attaché to Kaiser Wilhelm II, and aid for naval personnel.

William Banks Caperton

On February 21, 1895, he reported to the Office of Naval Intelligence, Navy Department, Washington, DC, and following three months' duty in that office, he had instruction at the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, completing the course there on October 15, 1896.


Charles E. Vreeland

He was then assigned briefly (from July to September 1889) with the Office of Naval Intelligence and reported to the Coast Survey late in October, a posting he took until the spring of 1893, when Vreeland was assigned a series of tours as naval attaché — first in Rome, Vienna and finally in Berlin.

Kendall L. Card

Vice Admiral Kendall L. Card is a United States Navy aviator and flag officer and the former director of the Office of Naval Intelligence; succeeded by Vice Admiral Ted N. Branch in July 2013.