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Cresson Henry Kearny (; — )〔(Cresson Kearny, Expert on Nuclear Survival, Dies at 89 - New York Times )〕 wrote several survival-related books based primarily on research performed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. ==Career== Kearny attended Texas Military Institute in the 1930s, where he became the commanding officer of the cadet corps, a champion runner and rifle shot, and valedictorian of his class.〔(Page Title )〕 He attended Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania before earning a degree in civil engineering at Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude in 1937. He won a Rhodes Scholarship and went on to earn two degrees in geology at the University of Oxford. During the Sudeten Crisis he acted as a courier for an underground group helping anti-Nazis escape from Czechoslovakia.〔(About the Author - Nuclear War Survival Skills )〕 Following graduation from Oxford, Kearny joined a Royal Geographic Society expedition in the Peruvian Andes. He then worked as an exploration geologist for Standard Oil in the Orinoco jungles of Venezuela,〔(Cresson Kearny - Homeland Civil Defense )〕 where he became familiar with equipment and tools of the native inhabitants of the region.〔Kearny, Cresson H. (Major), ''Jungle Snafus...And Remedies'', Oregon Institute (1996), pp. 8-9, 14〕 He later used the information gained from this experience to develop specialized jungle equipment for U.S. military forces.〔 In 1940, Kearny went on active duty as an infantry reserve lieutenant in the United States Army. Recognized for his knowledge of jungle travel and use of specialized tools and equipment, Kearny was soon assigned to Panama as the Jungle Experiments Officer of the Panama Mobile Force, and was promoted to captain.〔Kearny, Cresson H. (Major), ''Jungle Snafus...And Remedies'', Oregon Institute (1996), pp. 55〕 In that capacity he was able to invent, improve, and/or field test much of the specialized jungle equipment and rations used by U.S. infantrymen in World War II.〔Kearny, Cresson H. (Major), ''Jungle Snafus...And Remedies'', Oregon Institute (1996), pp. 55, 57〕 Adoption of the jungle field ration and the jungle hammock as standard equipment by the US Army in World War II is credited to Kearny, along with improvements to many other items of tropical gear, such as the Panama-soled jungle boot and the M1942 Machete.〔Kearny, Cresson H. (Major), ''Jungle Snafus...And Remedies'', Oregon Institute (1996), pp. 95, 244-45, 289〕 In recognition of his service, he was soon promoted to major and awarded the Legion of Merit.〔 In 1943, he married May Willacy Eskridge of San Antonio.〔 Kearny later volunteered for duty with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), where he served as a demolition specialist in southern China in 1944.〔 As Japanese forces threatened to overwhelm Chinese defenses in southeast China, he walked night and day to escape capture. After contracting a serious viral disease during that campaign, he was bedridden for many months and partially crippled for several years. After a long convalescence, he retired from active duty with the U.S. Army. In 1961 he took a position doing civil defense research with the Hudson Institute. In 1964 he joined the Oak Ridge National Laboratory civil defense project. During the Vietnam War, Kearny served as a civilian advisor to the U.S. Army, making several trips to the theater of operations.〔Kearny, Cresson H. (Major), ''Jungle Snafus...And Remedies'', Oregon Institute (1996), p. 14〕 He died in 2003. In a ''New York Times'' obituary, his daughter Stephanie commented: "Throughout his life he believed in being prepared for trouble."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cresson Kearny」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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