he served briefly as Director of the Psychological Strategy Board, which planned for and coordinated government psychological operations. He was portrayed onscreen in the epic dramatization of D-Day by the Australian actor John Meillon. See also Perle Mesta References Further reading Kohnen, David. Alan Goodrich Kirk: U.S. Navy Admiral of Intelligence and Diplomacy. In: John Hattendorf and Bruce Elleman (Eds.). Nineteen Gun Salute: Profiles in U.S. Navy Leadership in Wartime Operations. Newport, Rhode Island: Naval War College Press, 2010, pp. 75–92. Kirk, Lydia. Postmarked Moscow. External links 1888 births 1963 deaths United States Navy admirals Ambassadors of the United States to Taiwan United States Navy personnel of World War I United States Navy World War II admirals Recipients of the Navy Distinguished Service Medal Recipients of the Legion of Merit Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Ambassadors of the United States to the Soviet Union 20th-century American diplomats Honorary Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Ambassadors of the United States to Belgium Directors of the Office of Naval Intelligence Military personnel from Philadelphia United States naval attachés