Joseph B. McDevitt
Joseph Bryant McDevitt (born December 22, 1918 in McGehee, Arkansas , † February 26, 2006 ) was an American Rear Admiral in the US Navy , who was Judge Advocate General of the Navy between 1968 and 1972 . .
Life
McDevitt completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois , from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). A postgraduate studies of law at the University of Illinois, he finished with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.). He was also a graduate of the Newport School of Naval Warfare at Naval War College in 1958 .
McDevitt held various legal positions in the Judge Advocate General's Corps in the US Navy, including serving on the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( JCS ) and director of the International Law Department in the Judge Advocate General's Corps office. He later served as chief legal advisor to the Commander in Chief of the US Pacific Fleet .
On January 4, 1968 McDevitt was promoted to Rear Admiral and since April 1, 1968 successor to Rear Admiral Wilfred Asquith Hearn as Judge Advocate General of the Navy and thus the highest lawyer in the US Navy. He held this position for four years until March 31, 1972 and was then replaced by Rear Admiral Merlin Howard Staring .
Publications
- New Issues and New Interest in the Law of the Sea. A Lecture devilvered at Naval War College, October 14, 1968 , in: Naval War College Review, January 1969, pp. 1-17
literature
- United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Special Subcommittee on the USS Pueblo: Inquiry into the USS Pueblo and EC-121 plane incidents. : Hearings, Ninety-first Congress, first session, volume 5, US Govt. Print. Off., Washington, 1969, p. 934
Web links
- Short biography , in: Naval War College Review , January 1969, p. 17
- Joseph B. McDevitt in the database of Find a Grave (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Court-Martial Reports , p. IX
- ↑ Annual Report Submitted to the Committees on Armed Services , p. 30
- ↑ Senior US Navy Leaders, December 31, 1970
- ^ Military Code Debate Opens A Pandora's Box , in: Chicago Tribune, July 30, 1969
- ↑ Military Law Review Vol. 56 , p. 62
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McDevitt, Joseph B. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McDevitt, Joseph Bryant (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American military, United States Navy Rear Admiral |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | McGehee, Arkansas |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 26, 2006 |