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Thomas G. W. Settle
Thomas Greenhow Williams "Tex" Settle (born November 4, 1895 in Washington, D.C. – died April 28, 1980, Bethesda, Maryland) was an officer of the United States Navy who on November 20, 1933, together with Army major Chester L. Fordney, set a world altitude record in the ''Century of Progress'' stratospheric balloon.〔Shayler, p. 21〕 An experienced balloonist, long-time flight instructor, and officer on the airships and , Settle won the Litchfield Trophy in 1929 and 1931, the International Gordon Bennett Race in 1932, the Harmon Aeronaut Trophy for 1933,〔(Post and Settle Win Flying Prizes ), ''New York Times'' April 22, 1934〕 and the Harmon National Trophy for 1932〔(Amelia Earhart Honored; Receives Award of Harmon Trophy for Transatlantic Flight ), ''New York Times'' April 15, 1933〕 and 1933. He also set numerous distance and endurance records.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://records.fai.org/balloons/aircraft.asp?id=3272 )〕
In 1934 Settle transferred to sailing duties,〔 initially as captain of the China-based .〔 In 1944–1945 he commanded the heavy cruiser , earning the Navy Cross for his action in the Battle of Surigao Strait.〔 After World War II Vice Admiral Settle held Navy appointments in the continental United States and overseas, and was charged with tasks ranging from distributing international aid to Greece and Turkey to conducting nuclear tests in the Aleutian islands.〔
==Early career==
Settle graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1918, second in his class,〔 and began his naval career as an ensign〔Sheehan, p. 43〕 on the destroyers , and . The nickname "Tex" dates back to his Academy years.〔 After these assignment he attended the Cruft High Tension Laboratory of Harvard University, graduating as a communications engineer in the summer of 1924.〔Vaeth, p. 35〕
Settle married Fay Brackett, an employee of Cruft Laboratory, in June 1924,〔Vaeth, p. 36〕 and in July assumed his next Navy assignment, that of communications officer on , a rigid, 207-meter airship based at Lakehurst Naval Air Station.〔 When the newly built arrived at Lakehurst later in October 1924,〔Althoff, p. 40〕 Settle was appointed its communications officer as well;〔Vaeth, p. 37〕 dual appointments were possible because helium supplies allowed flying only one airship at a time.〔Vaeth, p. 38〕
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