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Vice Admiral Lee Sung-ho (1926–2019) 28 September 1960: 28 September 1962: 2 years, 0 days: 6: Vice Admiral Lee Maeng-kee [4] (1925–2004) 28 September 1962: 10 ...
Kurt Chew-Een Lee (Chinese: 呂超然; pinyin: Lǚ Chāorán (January 21, 1926 – March 3, 2014) was the first Asian American to be commissioned as a regular officer in the United States Marine Corps. Lee earned the Navy Cross under fire in Korea in November 1950, serving in the 1st Battalion 7th Marines.
Lee Jong-ho is the incumbent Chief of Naval Operations for the Republic of Korea Navy. [1] Prior to that, he was chief Director of Military Support. He also served as Commander, Republic of Korea Fleet. [2] He was commissioned from Korea Naval Academy in March 1988.
Gillingham was born in Los Angeles County, California [2] and raised in San Diego, graduating from Helix High School in La Mesa in 1977. [7] He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology (with high honors) from the University of California, San Diego which he attended from 1977 to 1981 and his medical doctorate from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences which he ...
Lyon was born in Pasadena, California, where he attended high school with friend and fellow classmate Jackie Robinson. [3] As a youth, he was a selected member of the United States Olympic swim team for the 1940 Summer Olympics in Tokyo , [ 4 ] but the 1940 games were canceled due to the outbreak of World War II.
Harold M. Koenig was born in Salinas, California in 1940, the son of teachers in the local schools. He graduated high school in 1958, receiving an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. He was dismissed from the Academy after one year due to a progressive hearing loss, with a 4-F draft rating.
Brett Elliott Crozier (born February 24, 1970) is a retired captain in the United States Navy.A United States Naval Academy graduate, he became a naval aviator, first flying helicopters and then switching to fighters.
Robert Field Stockton (August 20, 1795 – October 7, 1866) was a United States Navy commodore, notable in the capture of California during the Mexican–American War.He was a naval innovator and an early advocate for a propeller-driven, steam-powered navy.