Newspaper article from Wednesday, August 8, 2018, about soldiers missing in action from the Berkshires, including Admiral Michael William Flaherty. Images include sub-articles by same author on the same topic.
US Naval Academy yearbook of Rear Admiral Flaherty, of North Adams, who graduated from the Naval Academy in 1928. The front board and flyleaf contain the US Naval Academy motto, "Ex scientia tridens," meaning "from knowledge, seapower," in Latin and…
Newspaper announcing that Read Admiral Michael F. D. Flaherty of North Adams, MA, will assume command of the US Navy Cruiser-Destroyer Flotilla 12. The article provides a biography of the admiral's life and naval career.
Newspaper article from January 9, 1959, about Adm. & Mrs M.F.D Flaherty's project to modernize a hospital in the Persian Gulf, while Adm. Flaherty was commander of the Navy's Middle East Force. The article describes the origins of the project and its…
Newspaper article from Friday Afternoon, October 13th, 1961 announcing the promotion of North Adams native Rear Admiral Michael F.D. Flaherty to Cruiser Force Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet on November 2 (1961).