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Thomas Hinman Moorer
Thomas Hinman Moorer was an American naval aviator and admiral who served as the 18th Chief of Naval Operations and the seventh Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
William C. Rogers III
William C. Rogers III (born 1938, Fort Worth, Texas) is a retired U.S. Navy captain who commanded USS Vincennes (CG-49) when it shot down Iran Air Flight 655 on 3 July 1988, killing 290; exonerated by the Fogarty investigation, awarded the Legion of Merit, and co-author of Storm Center.
William D. Leahy
William D. Leahy (1875-1959), American fleet admiral: Chief of Naval Operations 1937-1939, ambassador to Vichy France, then Chief of Staff to Presidents Roosevelt and Truman 1942-1949, presiding over the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
William H. McRaven
William H. McRaven (born 1955) is a retired U.S. Navy four-star admiral and SEAL, ninth commander of USSOCOM, planner of the 2011 bin Laden raid, later UT System chancellor and leadership author.
William Halsey Jr.
William Frederick "Bull" Halsey Jr. (1882–1959), U.S. fleet admiral, led early Pacific carrier raids, the South Pacific Solomons campaign, and Third Fleet at Leyte Gulf, where his decoy pursuit and the Typhoon Cobra losses drew lasting criticism.
William J. Fallon
William J. Fallon (born 1944), nicknamed Fox, is a retired U.S. Navy four-star admiral, the only Navy officer to command U.S. Central Command (March 2007–March 2008), who resigned after an Esquire profile portrayed him as opposing war with Iran.