William N. Small

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Admiral William N. Small

William Newell Small (born February 22, 1927 in Little Rock , Arkansas , † December 9, 2016 ) was an American admiral in the US Navy , who served as Vice Chief of Naval Operations between 1981 and 1983 and then as Commander in Chief from 1983 to 1985 US Naval Forces Europe as well as Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces Southern Europe of NATO .

Life

Military training

After attending school in 1944, Small began his military training at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis , which he completed in 1948 as a naval lieutenant . He also completed training as a naval aviator, which he completed with the pilot's badge (Naval Aviator Badge) . This was followed by uses on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal and other units of the US Navy.

After Captain Small 1969-1970 Commander ( Commanding Officer ) of the convoy ship USS Neosho was followed by a use on the aircraft carrier USS Shangri-La . On October 9, 1971, he succeeded Captain Gerald Gerrard "Gerry" O'Rourke in command of the aircraft carrier USS Independence and remained in that position until he was replaced by Sea Captain Charles Ross Smith, Jr. on December 1, 1971 .

Flag officer

In February 1975 Rear Admiral Small was, succeeding Rear Admiral Robert P. Coogan commander of the 3rd aircraft carrier group ( Carrier Group Three ) and held this position until his replacement by Rear Admiral HP Glindeman, Jr. made in July 1976th

As successor Vice Admiral James D. Watkins he was in July 1979 Commander of the 6th US Fleet (US Sixth Fleet) and remained in this post until June 1981. His successor was then Vice Admiral William H. Rowden in July 1981 .

US Navy Admiral

On July 1, 1981 Small was finally promoted to Admiral and was again successor to Admiral James D. Watkins, who in turn became Commander in Chief of the US Pacific Fleet , the function of Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) and thus held after the Chief of Naval Operations is the second highest function within the leadership of the US Navy. He held this office until April 1983 and was then replaced by Admiral Ronald J. Hays . For his services in this role, he was honored with the Navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Merit .

Subsequently, in April 1983, Admiral Small became Commander in Chief of the US Naval Forces in Europe CINCUSNAVEUR (Commander in Chief US Naval Forces Europe) and thus successor to Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr.As such, he was also Commander in Chief of the Allied Forces in Europe CINCSOUTH (Allied Forces Southern Europe) . Because of his services in this role, he was again honored with the Navy Distinguished Service Medal and another Legion of Merit, which was instead awarded to him as a gold star for his first Legion of Merit. He held the top military positions as CINCUSNAVEUR and CINCSOUTH until his retirement from active military service in May 1985 and was then Admiral , Jr. Lee Baggett replaced.

In 1987 he became a member of the Advisory Board of the Law School (William H. Bowen Law School) of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock .

Awards

Web links

  • Entry in the Hall of Valor of the Military Times
  • Entry into Military Hall of Honor
  • Entry in Veterans History Project

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pilotonline/obituary.aspx?pid=183120020
  2. ↑ Commanding Officers of the USS Neosho (AO-143) ( Memento from March 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (NavSource Online)
  3. ↑ Commanding Officers of the USS Independence (CV-62) (NavSource Online)
  4. ^ Commanders of Carrier Strike Group Three ( Memento from January 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ Commander Sixth Fleet on the homepage of the Naval History and Heritage Command
  6. ↑ Vice Chief of Naval Operations on the homepage of the Naval History and Heritage Command
  7. ^ Vice Chief of Naval Operations
  8. ↑ Vincent V. McRae Navy Information Systems: Planning, Policy, Organization, and Management , 1985, pp. IX, XIII
  9. ↑ Commander in Chief US Naval Forces Europe on the homepage of the Naval History and Heritage Command
  10. ↑ Reagan Nominates Admiral . In: The New York Times, April 2, 1983
  11. ^ William H. Bowen: The Boy from Altheimer: From the Depression to the Boardroom , 2006, ISBN 1-55728-818-6 , p. 175
personal data
SURNAME Small, William N.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Small, William Newell (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American admiral in the US Navy
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Little Rock , Arkansas
DATE OF DEATH December 9, 2016