Frederick H. Hartmann *49

Frederick Hartmann, retired professor at the Naval War College, died Nov. 15, 2015, at the age of 93.

Hartmann graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1943 under an accelerated Navy program. After completing midshipman school, he shipped out to the Pacific theater and took part in nine invasions, including Palau, Leyte, Lingayen Gulf, and Okinawa, and received seven battle stars.

In early 1946, he enrolled at the Princeton graduate school and received a Ph.D. in politics in 1949. Appointed an assistant professor of political science at the University of Florida in 1948, he was later promoted to associate and full professor.

Hartmann commanded a Naval Reserve division in Gainesville, Fla., and was promoted to captain in 1966. That year, he accepted a newly created civilian position at the Naval War College in Newport, R.I. For the next 20 years, he served as the Alfred Thayer Mahan Professor and special academic adviser to nine of its presidents. He was awarded the Meritorious Civilian Service Award, and his scholarly writing included 15 books. After moving to California in 1986, he was on the Episcopal diocesan commission ministry for 15 years.

Hartmann is survived by three children.

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