Paul Stillwell

Paul Stillwell joined the staff of the U.S. Naval Institute in 1974 and is now director of the organization's history division. He has a bachelor's degree in history from Drury College and a master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. From 1962 to 1988, he was in the Naval Reserve, including active duty from 1966 to 1969; he served in the tank-landing ship Washoe County (LST-1165) and the battleship New Jersey (BB-62). Among his publications are USS South Dakota: The Story of Battleship X; Battleship New Jersey: An Illustrated History; and Air Raid: Pearl Harbor!