{"id":9389,"date":"2013-07-17T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-17T20:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/a-name-with-firepower\/"},"modified":"2024-06-04T16:15:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T23:15:23","slug":"a-name-with-firepower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/a-name-with-firepower\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy honors alumnus by naming a ship after him"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n                                \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/07\/Paul-Ignatius-Ship-Naming_top-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/07\/Paul-Ignatius-Ship-Naming_top-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2013\/07\/Paul-Ignatius-Ship-Naming_top-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Paul Ignatius shakes Secretary of Navy Ray Mabus' hand as onlookers applaud\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  USC Dornsife alumnus Paul Ignatius (right) is congratulated by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus during the Washington, D.C., ceremony celebrating the naming of the future <em>USS Paul Ignatius<\/em>. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arif Patani.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=alumni\">Alumni<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>US Navy honors alumnus by naming a ship after him<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  An Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer will bear the name <em>USS Paul Ignatius<\/em> in honor of former Secretary of the Navy Paul Ignatius, who graduated from USC Dornsife in 1942.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a 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Ignatius did not originally set out for a United States Navy career. In his youth, he dreamed of a profession in the arts \u2014 acting, writing or directing films. So it must have been kismet when, sitting in the Doheny Memorial Library as an undergraduate in the late 1930s, he picked up <em>The New York Times Magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>In it he found a first-person article by Dean Acheson, who wrote about the challenges and rewards of public service. A statesman and lawyer who served in Franklin D. Roosevelt\u2019s administration as Under Secretary of the Treasury, Acheson went on to serve as Secretary of State. The piece \u2014 detailing the enormity of the problems and intellectual rigor Acheson\u2019s job entailed \u2014 struck a chord in Ignatius.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said to myself, \u2018If I would ever have a chance, I would like to do that,\u2019\u201d Ignatius recalled.<\/p>\n<p>The opportunity did arise.<\/p>\n<p>After earning his bachelor\u2019s degree in history from the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences in 1942, Ignatius joined the Navy almost immediately. He had just begun an MBA program at Harvard University when he was commissioned as a naval officer. World War II was in full swing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-image-landscape news-image-right\">\n<figure style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Paul_Ignatius_2nd-1451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"295\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former Secretary of the Navy Paul Ignatius speaks during the Washington, D.C., naming ceremony celebrating the future\u00a0<em>USS Paul Ignatius<\/em>, represented in the foreground picture. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arif Patani.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>After four years in the service, he returned to Harvard to complete his business degree and went on to work in the private sector. In 1961, Robert McNamara, U.S. Secretary of Defense at the time, offered Ignatius the job of Assistant Secretary of the Army. Ignatius served for eight years in the presidential administrations of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, first as Assistant Secretary of the Army, then as Under Secretary of the Army and Assistant Secretary of Defense, and finally in 1967 as Secretary of the Navy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a privilege to serve one\u2019s country,\u201d Ignatius said.<\/p>\n<p>In honor of his service, the Navy recently announced that an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer currently under construction will bear the name <em>USS Paul Ignatius<\/em>. The class is named for Admiral Arleigh Burke, the most famous American destroyer officer of World War II, and later Chief of Naval Operations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <em>Ignatius<\/em> will be in our fleet for three or four decades,\u201d said Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus at the June 11 celebration of the naming. \u201cIt will sail virtually every ocean of the world. It will be a reminder of the experience and the wisdom of Paul Ignatius.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony was held at the Pentagon and attended by Ignatius, his family, and current and former civilian and uniformed naval officials and guests. In addition to Ignatius, five former Secretaries and acting Secretaries of the Navy attended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was quite surprised and really overwhelmed,\u201d Ignatius said of learning the missile destroyer will bear his name. \u201cIt\u2019s a great honor. I\u2019m really grateful to the Navy and to Secretary Mabus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arleigh Burke-class destroyers conduct a variety of operations from peacetime presence and crisis management to sea control and power projection. They are capable of fighting air, surface and subsurface battles simultaneously and contain myriad offensive and defensive weapons designed to support maritime warfare.<\/p>\n<p>Construction on the <em>USS Paul Ignatius<\/em> is underway at a shipyard in Mississippi. The missile destroyer will take approximately three to four years to build.<\/p>\n<p>The 92-year-old Glendale, Calif., native is familiar with the destroyer. In his time as a naval officer during World War II Ignatius served aboard the aircraft carrier <em>USS Manila Bay<\/em>, and worked with destroyers in his carrier group.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-image-landscape news-image-left\">\n<figure style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Paul_Ignatius_3rd-1451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"291\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paul Ignatius stands with his wife, Nancy W. Ignatius, in front of his portrait at the Pentagon. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Arif Patani.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>During that period, Ignatius participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines, which was considered the largest naval battle of World War II. He recalled some harrowing experiences, such as when a Japanese fleet attacked a group of aircraft carriers, including the <em>USS Manila Bay<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo of the Japanese war ships were the largest in the world in the time,\u201d Ignatius said. \u201cSeveral ships were sunk, including three destroyers. It was a long, hard slug.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later, in Lingayen Gulf, his ship was struck by two kamikaze pilots \u2014 one that plunged through the flight deck and exploded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a wonderful captain and we were able to put the fires out before they consumed the aviation gas and the ordnance,\u201d Ignatius said. Despite the destruction, the crew managed to save the ship, which operated for another few weeks before returning to the U.S. for repairs.<\/p>\n<p>Following his government service, Ignatius became president of <em>The Washington Post<\/em> for two years and president of the Air Transport Association for 15 years. He has also authored two books: <em>On Board: My Life in the Navy, Government, and Business <\/em>(Naval Institute Press, 2006) and <em>Now I Know in Part: Stories of My Growing Up (<\/em>American Literary Press, 2000)<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Currently living in Washington, D.C., with his wife Nancy, Ignatius spends his time serving on the boards of charitable organizations that benefit disadvantaged youth. He occasionally visits USC to give lectures.<\/p>\n<p>Ignatius credits his studies as a USC Dornsife undergraduate for igniting his interest in world history. He was most inspired by a history survey course called \u201cMan and Civilization\u201d and another course on the works of William Shakespeare. English Professor Frank Baxter, who later hosted the Saturday morning show <em>Shakespeare on TV<\/em>, brought the Bard\u2019s plays to life, Ignatius said, adding that he felt that good teachers are invaluable.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLifetime interests develop from the inspiration of fine teachers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USC Dornsife alumnus Paul Ignatius, former Navy Secretary, is honored by the United States Navy. 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