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DATE OF BIRTH: August 4, 1911. PLACE OF BIRTH: San Diego, California. HOME OF RECORD: Washington, D. C. Draper L. Kauffman's graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of...
- August 4, 1911
- August 18, 1979
Rear Admiral Draper Laurence Kauffman (4 August 1911 – 18 August 1979) was an American underwater demolition expert, who served during the 1960s as 44th Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.
The story of Draper Kauffman—father of World War II's underwater demolition teams, the predecessors of the U.S. Navy SEALs—is detailed in a new Naval Institute Press hook, America’s First Frogman.
Rear Admiral Draper Kauffman, "The Father of Navy EOD" established the first Bomb Disposal School at Washington Navy Yard in 1941. He said, "Those who...
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- 1890
- Naval History & Heritage Command
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