Harold W. Gehman junior

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Admiral Harold W. Gehman, Jr.

Harold "Hal" Gehman Webster, Jr. (* 15. October 1942 in Norfolk , Virginia ) is a former admiral of the US Navy , which between 1996 and 1997 Vice-Chief of Staff of the Navy ( Vice Chief of Naval Operations ) , 1997 until 1999 Supreme in personal union Commander of the Allied forces of NATO in the Atlantic region SACLANT ( Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic ) and commander of the US Atlantic Command USLANTCOM ( US Atlantic Command ) and most recently between 1999 and 2000 the first commander of the newly created Joint US forces Command USJFCOM ( United States Joint Forces Command ) was.

Life

Frigate Captain Gehman was in command of the guided missile destroyer USS Dahlgren between November 1981 and September 1983
As a sea captain , Gehman was in command of the guided missile cruiser USS Belknap from April 15, 1988 to May 19, 1989

Gehman, whose father Harold Webster Gehman was also an officer in the US Navy, began studying industrial engineering at Pennsylvania State University after finishing school , from which he graduated in 1965 with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Industrial Engineering). He then completed officer training as part of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program and then joined the US Navy . During the Vietnam War he served as a lieutenant in the First Corps ( I Corps ) and then was in charge of the officer as patrol boat used speedboat ( Patrol Craft Fast / Swift Boat ) PCF 27, and later in charge officer of an independent unit of six PCF. In addition to other assignments, he was as a corvette captain between May 28, 1976 and June 15, 1978 in command of the recovery and rescue ship USS Conserver and as a frigate captain from November 11, 1981 to September 13, 1983 in command of the guided missile destroyer USS Dahlgren . He was also an officer on the staff of an aircraft carrier group and in various other staffs.

As Captain was Gehman of 15 April 1988 to 19 May 1989 commander of the guided missile cruiser USS Belknap , the flagship of the US Sixth Fleet ( US Sixth Fleet ) . He was also commander of the cruiser destroyer group 8 (Cruiser-Destroyer Group 8) with the aircraft carrier ( USS Dwight D. Eisenhower ) as the flagship.

Gehman was in September 1996 for Admiral promoted and replaced Admiral Jay L. Johnson as Vice-Chief of Staff of the Navy ( Vice Chief of Naval Operations ) and held this post until September 1997. In this use, he was responsible for the preparation of the 70 billion US dollar naval budget that laid the foundations for developing and implementing the administration of 375,000 Naval personnel. In September 1997-1999 Supreme in personal union Commander of the Allied Forces of NATO in the Atlantic region SACLANT ( Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic ) and to succeed General John J. Sheehan commander of the US Atlantic Command USLANTCOM ( US Atlantic Command ) . On October 7, 1999 became the first commander of the newly created US Joint Forces Command USJFCOM ( United States Joint Forces Command ) , which had emerged from the US Atlantic Command . He held this post until his retirement from active military service on September 5, 2000, whereupon General William F. Kernan became his successor. For his many years of service he was awarded the Defense Distinguished Service Medal and four times the Legion of Merit .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Harold Webster Gehman at navsource.org
  2. ↑ USS Conserver in navsource.org
  3. ↑ USS Dahlgren at navsource.org
  4. ↑ USS Belknap at navsource.org
personal data
SURNAME Gehman, Harold W. junior
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gehman, Jr. Harold Webster (full name); Gehman, Hal (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American admiral in the US Navy
DATE OF BIRTH October 15, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Norfolk , Virginia