1986 Congressional Record Honoring Rickover After his Death

This is the House Congressional Record for Jul 15, 1986. PDF pages 41 includes statement by Stratton (NY) and on page 46 Price. The record includes the following biography from the memorial service:

I"N MEMORIAM-ADM. HYMAN G. RICKOVER, USN, RETIRED Admiral Rickover, the Father of the Nuclear Navy, was born in Makow, Russia on January 27, 1900. At the age of six, he emigrated with his parents to the United States, settling in Chicago, Illinois. Admiral Rickover entered the U.S. Naval Academy in 1918 and was commissioned an ensign in June 1922. Following sea duty aboard USS La Vallette <DD-315) and USS Nevada <BB-36), Admiral Rickover attended Columbia University where he earned the degree of

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.

From 1929 to 1933, Admiral Rickover served in the submarines S-9 and S-48 and became qualified in submarines and for submarine command. In June 1937, Admiral Rickover assumed command of USS Finch. Later that year, he was selected as an Engineering Duty Officer and spent the remainder of his

career serving in that specialty.

During World War II, Admiral Rickover served as Head of the Electrical Section of the Bureau of Ships and later as Commanding Officer of the Naval Repair Base, Okinawa. After the war, Admiral Rickover was

assigned to the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee and, in early 1949, was assigned to the Division of Reactor Development, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

As Director of the Naval Reactors Branch, Admiral Rickover developed the world's first nuclear powered submarine, USS Nautilus <SSN-571), which first went to sea in January 1955. In the years that followed,

Admiral Rickover directed all aspects of building and manning the fleet of more than 150 nuclear powered surface ships and submarines which has compiled an unequaled record of safety and reliability.

Admiral Rickover's numerous medals and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Navy Commendation Medal, World War I Victory Medal.

In recognition of his wartime service, he was made Honorary Commander of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Admiral Rickover was twice awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for exceptional public service. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter presented Admiral Rickover with the

Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, for his contributions to world peace.

Admiral Rickover retired from the United States Navy on January 19, 1982 after 64 years of service to his country and to 13 Presidents. His name is memorialized in the attack submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover

<SSN-709) and Rickover Hall at the U.S. Naval Academy.

Admiral Rickover is survived by his wife, Eleonore B. Rickover of Arlington, Virginia, his son, Robert M. Rickover of Toronto, Canada, and his sister, Augusta Berman of Chicago, Illinois. "