• Rank: Admiral
• Branch: Navy
• Status: Retired
• University: University of Freiburg
• Language School: Army Language School
• Language: German

• Assignments:
• 1953 - 1954: Antisubmarine Warfare Officer, USS ROBERT A. OWENS (DDE-827)
• 1954 - 1955 : Basic Officer’s Course, US Naval Submarine School, New London, CT
• 1955 - 1956 : Operations Officer, USS SIRAGO (SS-485)
• 1957 - 1958 : Advanced Nuclear Power Course, US Naval Submarine School
• 1958 - 1960 : “A” Division Officer, Gunnery Officer, USS SWORDFISH (SSN-579)
• 1960 - 1962 : Olmsted Scholar Program - Freiburg, Germany
• 1962 - 1963 : Executive Officer, USS SCORPION (SSN-589)
• 1963 : Polaris Command School, US Naval Guided Missiles School, Dam Neck, VA
• 1963 - 1965 : Executive Officer, USS VON STEUBEN (SSBN-632)
• 1965 - 1968 : Military Assistant to Deputy Secretary of Defense, Pentagon
• 1968 - 1969 : Commanding Officer, USS SAM RAYBURN (SSBN-635) (BLUE)
• 1969 - 1970 : Assistant Chief of Staff, Personnel and Administration, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet
• 1970 - 1972 : Executive Assistant to the Under Secretary of the Navy, Pentagon
• 1972 - 1973 : Executive Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy, Pentagon
• 1973 - 1974 : Commander, Submarine Group Five
• 1974 - 1976 : Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel for Officer Development and Distribution
• 1976 - 1978 : Director, Systems Analysis Division, Office of Chief of Naval Operations (OP-96), Pentagon
• 1978 - 1979 : Deputy Commander-in-Chief, US Pacific Fleet
• 1980 - 1981 : Commander, US 7th Fleet (WEST PAC)
• 1981 - 1985 : Director, Program Planning, Office of Chief of Naval Operations (OP-090), Pentagon
• 1985 - 1986 : Commander-in-Chief, US Atlantic Fleet
• 1986 - 1990 : Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon
• 1990 : Retired
• Education
• 1962 : MA - Washington University in St. Louis
• 1953 : BS Electrical Engineering - US Naval Academy