The Naval Historical Foundation, was a nonprofit organization founded in 1926 and disbanded in 2022. It had a broad mission to preserve and promote the naval history of the United States by supporting official Sea Services programs and institutions, meeting the needs of the public for naval history, and collecting historical items. The foundation was located at the Washington Navy Yard, in Washington, D.C. Awards The Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award was established by the Naval Historical Foundation in Washington, D.C., to honor the memory of the naval historian Commodore Dudley W. Knox and to recognize the lifetime achievements of historians of the United States Navy. Knox Award recipients 2013 James C. Bradford, William N. Still, Jr., Philip K. Lundeberg 2014 John Hattendorf, Craig L. Symonds, William S. Dudley, Harold D. Langley. 2015 Dean C. Allard, Thomas J. Cutler, Kenneth J. Hagan 2016 Christopher McKee 2017 Jon Sumida, Paul Stillwell, Edward Marolda 2019 Tyrone G. Martin, Norman Polmar, David Curtis Skaggs, Jr. Pull Together Pull Together is the official newsletter of the Naval Historical Foundation. Articles cover all aspects of American naval history, including narrative and eyewitness accounts of naval battles and operations, biographical studies, announcements of upcoming events, book notices and reviews. The editorial staff welcomes article submissions. Officers Naval Historical Foundation directors Chairman: ADM William J. Fallon, USN (Ret.) Executive Director: RADM Edward Masso, USN (Ret.) Mr. Matthew P. Bergman Mr. Martin Bollinger The Honorable Kenneth J. Braithwaite, II VADM Walter E. Carter, Jr., USN (Ret.) Dr. Kate C. Epstein ADM James G. Foggo III, USN (Ret.) RADM Vincent L. Griffith, USN (Ret.) RADM Sinclair Harris, USN (Ret.) Dr. Henry J. Hendrix II, Capt., USN (Ret.) The Honorable Steven S. Honigman Mr. James D. Hornfischer Mr. Roger A. Krone The Honorable John F. Lehman, Jr. RADM Larry R. Marsh, USN (Ret.) CAPT James A. Noone, USNR (Ret.) VADM Frank C. Pandolfe, USN (Ret.) The Honorable BJ Penn Dr. David A. Rosenberg, CAPT, USN (Ret.) Mr. Michael J. Wallace Past presidents ADM Austin M. Knight, USN (Ret.) 1926-1927 VADM William L. Rodgers, USN (Ret.) 1927-1943 ADM Joseph Strauss, USN (Ret.) 1943-1946 FADM Ernest J. King, USN (Ret.) 1946-1949 FADM William D. Leahy, USN (Ret.) 1949-1959 COMO Dudley W. Knox, USN (Ret.) 1959-1961 VADM John F. Shafroth Jr., USN (Ret.) 1961-1967 VADM Walter S. DeLany, USN (Ret.) 1967-1980 ADM James L. Holloway III, USN (Ret.) 1980-1998