Editing Sidney Souers (section)

=== Navy career ===
Souers was called to active duty with the [[United States Navy]] on July 22, 1940, after serving eleven years in the naval reserves as an [[intelligence officer]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Adair |first=Bianca |title=The Silent Warrior: Rear Admiral Sidney Souers and the Emergence of CIA's Covert Action Authority |url=https://www.cia.gov/static/0d93c336f342773507612f629bb652cc/Article-Rear-Admiral-Sidney-Souers-and-the-Emergence-of-CIAs-Covert-Action-Authority.pdf |journal=}}</ref> Initially commissioned as a [[lieutenant commander]], Souers was promoted to full [[commander]] in February 1942 when he was assigned to command the Sixth Naval District, headquartered at [[Naval Station Great Lakes]] in Chicago.<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 Dec 1940 |title=SIDNEY W. SOUERS RESIGNS |pages=15 |work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=13 Feb 1942 |title=Sidney Souers in Navy Intelligence Post |pages=17 |work=[[St. Louis Star and Times]]}}</ref> In May 1943, after [[U-352|a German U-boat]] was sunk by the [[U.S. Coast Guard]] off the South Carolina coast, Souers, along with [[Royal Navy]] commander [[Patrick W. Stone]], was tasked with the interrogation of the submarine's crew.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 May 1943 |title=Sub Crewmen Sink Teeth in Chicken and Captor Gets Medal |pages=2 |work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]}}</ref> 

Souers was appointed assistant director of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] on July 24, 1944. He was promoted to [[rear admiral]] and deputy chief of Naval Intelligence on November 8, 1945.<ref>{{Cite news |date=9 Oct 1945 |title=Truman Makes Promotions in Naval Reserve |pages=1&ndash;2 |work=[[Nashville Banner]]}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> He was eventually relieved of active duty on July 22, 1946, after exactly six years of naval service.<ref name=":2" />