United States Navy Rear Admiral. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland in 1933, and then went to Submarine School in New London, Connecticut. During World War II he was the commander of the "USS Silversides" (SS-236) for six of her war patrols, for which he was credited with 14 ships sunk, a total of 71,700 tons. He was awarded the Navy Cross with two Gold Stars for "extraordinary heroism". He was also the commander of one of the United States Navy submarine "wolfpacks" known as "Coye's Coyotes", which was comprised of the submarines Silversides, "USS Salmon" and "USS Trigger". After the war he served in both the Korean War and the war in Vietnam. Prior to his retirement in 1968 he was promoted to Rear Admiral.
United States Navy Rear Admiral. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland in 1933, and then went to Submarine School in New London, Connecticut. During World War II he was the commander of the "USS Silversides" (SS-236) for six of her war patrols, for which he was credited with 14 ships sunk, a total of 71,700 tons. He was awarded the Navy Cross with two Gold Stars for "extraordinary heroism". He was also the commander of one of the United States Navy submarine "wolfpacks" known as "Coye's Coyotes", which was comprised of the submarines Silversides, "USS Salmon" and "USS Trigger". After the war he served in both the Korean War and the war in Vietnam. Prior to his retirement in 1968 he was promoted to Rear Admiral.
Bio by: Dave Jones
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