Editorial: Secretary Knox
The building, training, manning and disposal of the world’s greatest navy in a period of approximately two years was one of history’s most amazing accomplishments, and for it, Secretary Knox deserved much of the credit.
His untimely death came at a time when the mightiest aggregation of force in naval history was swinging into decisive action.
The nation will mourn that it was not given him to see the outcome of the efforts in which he undoubtedly sacrificed health and strength and for which he literally died in action.