Ralph Austin Bard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRalph Austin Bard
American government official
Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1884
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 05-Apr-1975
Profession: financier
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Ralph Austin Bard
- Ralph Austin Bard (July 29, 1884 – April 5, 1975) was a Chicago financier who served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1941–1944, and as Under Secretary, 1944–1945.
- He is noted for a memorandum he wrote to Secretary of War Henry L.
- Stimson in 1945 urging that Japan be given a warning before the use of the atomic bomb on a strategic city.
- He was "the only person known to have formally dissented from the use of the atomic bomb without advance warning."
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