- Charles Swift
Charles D. Swift is a Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) in the U.S. Navy, Judge Advocate General's Corps. He is assigned to the Department of Defense Office of Military Commissions and is most famous for having served as defense counsel for Salim Ahmed Hamdan. Hamdan, a former driver for Osama bin Laden captured during the invasion of Afghanistan, was charged in July 2004 with conspiracy to commit terrorism. - Tim Russ
Timothy Darrell Russ (born on June 22, 1956 in Washington, DC) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, and musician. He is best known for his role on "Star Trek: Voyager" as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok. Russ also made an appearance in the "Star Trek: The Next Generation" episode "Starship Mine" and in the "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" episode "Through the Looking Glass", where he played the mirror universe version of Tuvok, … - Scott Speicher
Michael Scott Speicher was a U.S. Navy pilot whose F/A-18 Hornet fighter was reportedly shot down by an air-to-air missile fired from an Iraqi MiG-25 the first night of Operation Desert Storm on January 17, 1991; since then there has been no evidence of his death, nor any evidence that he is still alive. There is much controversy over the possibility that he might have survived and been taken prisoner by the Iraqis. - Matthew Diaz
Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Matthew M. Diaz is a former staff judge advocate in the U.S. Navy, Judge Advocate General's Corps. In mid-to-late 2004, Diaz served a six month tour of duty in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba as deputy director of the detention center's legal office. Early in 2005 as LCDR Diaz was concluding his tour, he sent an anonymous note to a New York civil liberties group containing the names of the detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. - George Dewey
George Dewey (December 26, 1837 - January 16, 1917) was an admiral of the United States Navy, best known for his victory (without the loss of a single life of his own forces due to combat; one man died of a heart attack) at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War. He was also the only person in the history of the United States to have attained the rank of Admiral of the Navy, the most senior rank in the United States Navy. - Cassin Young
Cassin Young (March 6, 1894 - November 13, 1942) was an officer of the United States Navy who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroism during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Young was born in Washington, D.C., on March 6, 1894. After graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy on June 3, 1916, he served on the battleship "Connecticut" (BB-18) into 1919, then spent several years in submarines. - Roger B. Chaffee
Roger Bruce Chaffee was a U.S. Navy pilot who became an American astronaut in the Apollo program. - Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls (born Edward Michael Bear Grylls on 7 June 1974) is a British mountaineer and adventurer as well as best-selling author, television presenter, and international motivational speaker. Grylls, a former member of the Special Air Service (SAS), made his name by becoming, at the age of 23, the youngest Briton to climb Mount Everest and return alive in 1998. He hosts the television program on Channel 4 in the UK called "Man vs. - Eugene Esmonde
Lieutenant Commander Eugene Kingsmill Esmonde VC DSO (1 March 1909- 12 February 1942) an English VC recipient was a distinguished pilot for the British Fleet Air Arm in World War II and a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. - Andrew von Eschenbach
Andrew C. von Eschenbach (born October 30, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is the current Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration. He became acting Commissioner on September 26, 2005, after the resignation of his predecessor Lester Crawford, and was confirmed as Commissioner by the Senate on December 7, 2006. He was previously the 12th director of the National Cancer Institute. - Bernie Casey
Bernard Terry Casey (born June 8, 1939 in Wyco, West Virginia) was an American Football player during the 1960s who later became an actor. Some years later, in a piece for NFL Films, he expressed his disillusionment with the NFL and professional sports in general, feeling like his creativity and individuality were thwarted by conservative elements in the league and ownership hierarchy. He does not look back fondly on his pro football experience. - Thomas C. Kinkaid
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid (3 April 1888 - 17 November 1972) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. He was Commander Allied Naval Forces in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) during 1943-45 and concurrently commanded the US 7th Fleet. Kinkaid was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, on 3 April 1888, the son of a Navy family. Graduated from the United States Naval Academy in June 1908, … - William Halsey Jr.
Fleet Admiral William Frederick "Bull" Halsey, Jr., GBE USN (October 30, 1882 - August 16, 1959) was a U.S. naval officer and the commander of the U.S. Third Fleet during much of the Pacific War against Japan. Halsey was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, on October 30 1882, the son of Captain William F. Halsey, Sr. USN. He attended the Pingry School as a boy. After waiting two years for an appointment to the US Naval Academy, … - Mannert L. Abele
Lieutenant Commander Mannert Lincoln Abele, USN was a World War II submarine commander who posthumously received the Navy Cross for his heroism in the Pacific Theater. Abele was born 11 July 1903 in Quincy, Mass., enlisted in the United States Navy 12 August 1920; was appointed midshipman in June 1922; and was commissioned ensign 3 June 1926 following graduation from the United States Naval Academy. He completed training at the Naval Submarine Base New London, … - Bruce McCandless
Bruce McCandless (12 August 1911 - 24 January 1968) was an officer of United States Navy who was awarded with the Medal of Honor during World War II for his heroism on board "San Francisco" (CA-38), during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942. He retired with the rank of Rear Admiral. Rear Admiral McCandless is the father of astronaut Bruce McCandless II. - William C. Kuebler
William C. Kuebler is a American lawyer and a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps, assigned to the Office of Military Commissions. Prior to the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, to overturn the then current version of the Guantanamo military commissions on constitutional grounds Kuebler was detailed to defend Ghassan Abdullah Al Sharbi. - Robert L. Ghormley
Robert Lee Ghormley (15 October 1883 - 21 June 1958) was an admiral of the United States Navy during World War II. Ghormley was born in Portland, Oregon, on 15 October 1883. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in June 1906 and served in cruisers during the next five years. In 1911-13, Lieutenant Ghormley was Aide and Flag Lieutenant to the Commander in Chief, Pacific Fleet, participating in the 1912 campaign in Nicaragua. - Peter D. Feaver
Peter D. Feaver is a professor of political science at Duke University and director of the Triangle Institute for Security Studies. He is on sabbatical until August 2007 in the Bush administration, as a special advisor for strategic planning and institutional reform on the National Security Council. Feaver earned his Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University and his undergraduate degree from Lehigh University. - Rupert Gould
Rupert Thomas Gould (November 16, 1890 - October 5, 1948), was a Lieutenant Commander in the British Royal Navy. He grew up in Southsea, near Portsmouth, where his father was a music teacher and organist. From 15 January 1906 on he attended HMS Britannia, at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, being part of the Graynville term, and by Easter 1907 examinations placed him at the top of his class. He became a midshipman, and thereby a naval officer on 15 May 1907. - Bill Boaks
Lieutenant Commander William George Boaks DSC (May 25, 1904 - April 4, 1986) was a British Royal Navy officer who became an eccentric political campaigner for road safety. Somewhat ironically, he died at the age of 81 as a result of a road traffic accident. - Donna Hanover
Donna Hanover (born February 13, 1950) is an American journalist, radio and television personality, and actress, who is the morning show co-host for WOR radio in New York City. She was First Lady of New York City as the then-wife of former New York City Mayor and 2008 U.S. presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani. She was born Donna Ann Kofnovec in Oakland, California into a Roman Catholic family. - Charles W. Flusser
Charles Williamson Flusser (September 27, 1832 - April 19, 1864) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. Born at Annapolis, Maryland, Flusser entered the United States Naval Academy in 1847 and graduated with the Class of 1853. During the Civil War, he commanded the gunboats USS "Commodore Perry" and USS "Miami" in operations in the North Carolina Sounds area. Lieutenant Commander Flusser was killed in action on April 19, … - Everett Alvarez Jr.
Everett Alvarez Jr. (b. 1937, Salinas, California) was a Navy Lieutenant Commander who endured one of the longest periods as a prisoner of war (POW) in American history. Alvarez was one of the first American POWs in the Vietnam War. He spent 8.5 years in captivity, making him the second longest-held POW in American history. Alvarez joined the United States Navy in 1960 and was selected for pilot training. On August 5 1964, during Operation Pierce Arrow, … - Paul Green
Paul Eliot Green, Jr. (born January 1924 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) is an American electrical engineer, famous for his research in spread spectrum and radar technology. He is the son of playwright Paul Green. Green majored in physics from University of North Carolina, while serving at Naval ROTC from which he later retired as a lieutenant commander. His masters studies in electrical engineering at the same university (1948) focused on cryptographic research, … - Alexander Vraciu
Alexander Vraciu (born November 2, 1918) was a leading U.S. Navy fighter ace during World War II. Born of Romanian immigrant parents in East Chicago, Indiana, Vraciu lived briefly in Romania as a child. He graduated form DePauw University in 1941 and enlisted in the Navy that June. He was commissioned a naval aviator in August 1942, and at the end of March 1943, as a Naval Reserve Ensign, he joined Fighting Squadron Six under Lieutenant Commander Edward O'Hare, … - Shigetaro Shimada
Shigetaro Shimada (September 24, 1883 – June 7, 1976) was a Japanese admiral and, as Naval Minister of the Imperial Japanese Navy, was one of the leading members of the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Following graduation from the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in November 1904, Shimada rapidly rose up the ranks becoming an ensign in August 1905 and lieutenant (jg) in September 1907. - Thomas R. Pickering
Ambassador Pickering is senior vice president for international relations for Boeing. He has had a long career spanning five decades as a U.S. diplomat, serving as under secretary of state for political affairs, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, and as U.S. ambassador to Russia, India, Israel, Nigeria, Jordan, and El Salvador. He also served on assignments in Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. - Lewis Hancock Jr.
Lewis Hancock, Jr. (15 October 1889 - 3 September 1925) served in the United States Navy during World War I as a submariner. He later became a naval aviator. Lewis Hancock, Jr. was born on 15 October 1889 in Austin, Texas. He was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy from that state in 1906 and graduated in June 1910. He served in the battleship "Vermont" (BB-20) before being commissioned as an Ensign in March 1912, … - John Latham
Sir John Latham KBE (26 August 1877 - 25 July 1964), Australian judge and politician, was the fifth Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia. He held this position for 17 years, between 1935 and 1952. Latham was born in Ascot Vale, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. His father was a prominent citizen, whose achievements as Secretary for the Society for the Protection of Animals were deeply respected. - Robert Stafford
Robert Theodore Stafford was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy career, he served as the Governor of Vermont, a United States Representative, and a U.S. Senator. Republican Stafford was generally considered a moderate or liberal. He is best remembered for his staunch environmentalism, his work on higher education, and his support, as an elder statesman, for the 2000 Vermont law legalizing civil unions for gay couples. - Henry Glass
Henry Glass (1844-September 1 1908) was a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy, best remembered for his role in the bloodless capture of Guam in the Spanish-American War. He was also a veteran of the American Civil War. Glass was born in Kentucky and entered the United States Naval Academy in 1860. Though he was at the academy only two years, by 1863 he had been commissioned an ensign and participated in the bombardment of Fort Sumter. - Joseph Weber
Joseph Weber (May 17, 1919 - September 30, 2000) was an American physicist. He developed the first gravitational wave detectors (Weber bars) and first suggested the use of laser interferometry in the field. Weber did his undergraduate work at the US Naval Academy, and served aboard US Navy ships during WWII, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. A memorable experience was his service on the "Lady Lex" USS Lexington (CV-2). - Howard D. Wardle
Howard Douglas Wardle MC (August 15, 1915 - January 1995), commonly known as Hank, was a Canadian pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II. Wardle was born in Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. Howard Wardle joined the Royal Air Force in December of 1938. After completing pilot training, he joined No. 218 Squadron with the rank of Pilot Officer at Auberiver-sur-Suippes, France on November 29 1939. Pilot Officer Wardle was shot down near Crailsheim, … - Fred Borch
Fred Borch is a former military officer and lawyer. He was replaced by Robert L. Swann as chief prosecutor of the Guantanamo military commissions. On June 15 2005 Lieutenant Commander Charles Swift testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that: Leaked memos had named Borch as trying to corrupt the commissions. Other prosecutors wrote that Borch told them that the presiding officers had been chosen because they would be sure to convict, … - Mike Kellin
Mike Kellin (April 26 1922 - August 26 1983) was an American actor. - Benjamin Franklin Tilley
Benjamin Franklin Tilley (1848-March 18 1907), often known as B. F. Tilley, was a career officer in the United States Navy serving from the end of the American Civil War through the Spanish-American War. He is best remembered as the first acting-Governor of American Samoa. At the conclusion of his 41 years of service, shortly before dying of pneumonia, he was promoted to Rear Admiral. - George C. Day
George C. Day was a United States Navy admiral, whose career lasted from the 1890s until the mid-1930s. Born in 1871, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1892, was promoted Ensign in 1894, Lieutenant (junior grade) in 1899, and Lieutenant in 1901. He was Executive Officer of USS Hancock, 1907 - 1907. From 1907-1909, in the rank of Lieutenant Commander, … - Robert Coontz
Robert Edward Coontz (11 June 1864 - 26 January 1935) was an admiral in the United States Navy, who sailed with the Great White Fleet and served as the second Chief of Naval Operations. Born in Hannibal, Missouri, Coontz graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1885 and served at the Navy Department and in several ships over the next decade, among them vessels stationed in Alaskan waters and the Great Lakes. - John Cyril Porte
Lieutenant Commander John Cyril Porte RN CMG US DCM (1884-1919) was a flying boat pioneer associated with the World War One Seaplane Experimental Station at Felixstowe. At an ealy age Porte joined the Royal Navy, but contracted tuberculosis and was discharged in 1911. Instead he learnt to fly and became interested in flying boats. He met American aircraft designer Glenn Curtiss at Volk's Seaplane Base at Brighton, … - Robert Semple
Robert Semple (18 August 1887 - 13 May 1943) was born in Pittsburgh and became famous as the Chief Gunner in the United States Navy stationed aboard the USS "Florida" (BB-30). Semple achieved the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his service during the Vera Cruz campaign. He also received the Navy Cross for his service in the North Sea minefields during World War I. Semple is buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, …
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