William J. Flanagan Jr. | |
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Born | Jesup, Georgia, U.S. | March 27, 1943
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1967–1996 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | United States Atlantic Fleet USS Kidd (DDG-993) |
Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Navy Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) |
Admiral William John Flanagan Jr. (born March 27, 1943) is a retired United States Navy four star admiral who served as Commander in Chief, United States Atlantic Fleet from 1994 to 1996.[1][2]
Flanagan was born in 1943[3] in Jesup, Georgia.[4] In addition to his bachelor's degree in marine transportation, Flanagan received a Master of Arts degree in political science from the American University in 1974 and graduated from Harvard Business School in 1980.[3][5]
Defense Distinguished Service Medal | |
Navy Distinguished Service Medal | |
Legion of Merit (with three bronze award stars) | |
Meritorious Service Medal (with one gold award star) | |
Joint Service Commendation Medal | |
Navy Commendation Medal (with one gold award star) | |
Combat Action Ribbon | |
Meritorious Unit Commendation ribbon (with three bronze service stars) | |
Battle Efficiency ribbon (with three Battle E devices) | |
Navy Expeditionary Medal | |
National Defense Service Medal (with bronze service star) | |
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal | |
Vietnam Service Medal (with four bronze service stars) | |
Humanitarian Service Medal | |
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon | |
Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (Republic of Vietnam) | |
Vietnam Civil Actions Unit Citation (Republic of Vietnam) | |
Vietnam Campaign Medal (Republic of Vietnam) |