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Harold W. Gehman Jr.

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Promoted to four-star Admiral in 1996, he became the 29th Vice Chief of Naval Operations in September 1996. As Vice Chief of Naval Operations he was a member of the
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as Officer in Charge of a detachment of six swift boats and their crews. He subsequently served as executive officer of
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staff and ashore on a fleet commander's staff, a Unified Commander's staff and in Washington, D.C. on the staff of the
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Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Reserve Officers on the Active-Duty List
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Gehman is married to Janet F. Johnson and they have two children, Katherine and Christopher.
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Assigned in September 1997 as Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic and Commander-in-Chief,
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A Surface Warfare Officer, he served at all levels of leadership and command in
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disintegrated during reentry in 2003, killing all seven crew members.
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Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
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In retirement, Gehman has served as chairman of the
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from August 1975 to January 1976. He then commanded
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Harold W. Gehman, Jr.

Norfolk, Virginia
United States Navy
Admiral
United States Joint Forces Command
Cruiser-Destroyer Group 8
USS Belknap
USS Dahlgren
USS Conserver
Vietnam War
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
United States Navy
four-star admiral
NATO
Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT)
Commander-in-Chief
United States Joint Forces Command
Unified Combatant Commands
Vice Chief of Naval Operations
USS Cole
Columbia Accident Investigation Board
Space Shuttle Columbia
Norfolk, Virginia
Pennsylvania State University
Industrial Engineering
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps
guided missile destroyers

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