M. Dick Van Orden | |
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Born | Austin, Texas, U.S. | February 24, 1921
Died | December 9, 2018 Arlington, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 97)
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1944–1975 |
Rank | Rear admiral |
Commands held | Chief of Naval Research |
Merton Dick Van Orden (February 24, 1921 – December 9, 2018) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was in the class of 1945 at the United States Naval Academy, but due to World War 2 he and the rest of his class graduated in 1944. [1] [2] He served as Chief of Naval Research from 1973 to his retirement in 1975. Van Orden died of cancer in 2018, aged 97. [3]
M. Dick Van Orden | |
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Born | Austin, Texas, U.S. | February 24, 1921
Died | December 9, 2018 Arlington, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 97)
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1944–1975 |
Rank | Rear admiral |
Commands held | Chief of Naval Research |
Merton Dick Van Orden (February 24, 1921 – December 9, 2018) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was in the class of 1945 at the United States Naval Academy, but due to World War 2 he and the rest of his class graduated in 1944. [1] [2] He served as Chief of Naval Research from 1973 to his retirement in 1975. Van Orden died of cancer in 2018, aged 97. [3]