James L. Herdt | |
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Born | Casper, Wyoming | February 12, 1947
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1966–2002 |
Rank | Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy |
Commands held | Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy |
Battles/wars | Gulf War |
Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal Meritorious Service Medal Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2) |
James Lee Herdt (born February 12, 1947) is a retired senior sailor in the United States Navy who served as the ninth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy from March 27, 1998, to April 22, 2002.[1]
A native of Casper, Wyoming, Herdt enlisted in the United States Navy in 1966. After attending Machinist's Mate "A" School in Great Lakes, Illinois, he served sea tours aboard the USS Independence (CV-62) and USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) and shore tours at Nuclear Power Training Unit, Windsor, Connecticut, and Radiological Repair Facility in New London, Connecticut.
Herdt is a graduate of the United States Navy Senior Enlisted Academy and United States Army Sergeants Major Academy. He has earned a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in human resources management from Florida Institute of Technology in 1992.[2] He is "triple qualified" (authorized to wear the Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist, Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist, and Enlisted Submarine Warfare Specialist breast insignias). Herdt is also certified as a Master Training Specialist.
Navy Distinguished Service Medal | |
Meritorious Service Medal with two gold award stars | |
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal | |
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with award star | |
Navy Unit Commendation | |
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with one bronze service star | |
Navy "E" Ribbon | |
Navy Good Conduct Medal with one silver and two bronze service stars | |
Navy Expeditionary Medal with service star | |
National Defense Service Medal with service star | |
Southwest Asia Service Medal with service star | |
Armed Forces Service Medal | |
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with four service stars | |
Navy Recruiting Service Ribbon | |
NATO Medal for the former Yugoslavia | |
Kuwait Liberation Medal from Kuwait | |
Navy Expert Rifleman Medal | |
Navy Expert Pistol Shot Medal |