Stansfield Turner
| Stansfield Turner | |
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| Director of Central Intelligence | |
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In office March 9, 1977 – January 20, 1981 |
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| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Deputy |
E. Henry Knoche John F. Blake Frank Carlucci |
| Preceded by | George H. W. Bush |
| Succeeded by | William J. Casey |
| President of the Naval War College | |
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In office June 30, 1972 – August 9, 1974 |
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| Preceded by | Benedict Semmes |
| Succeeded by | Julien LeBourgeois |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 1, 1923 Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Education |
Amherst College United States Naval Academy (BS) Exeter College, Oxford (BA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1947–1978 |
| Rank |
 Admiral
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| Commands |
USS Horne U.S. Second Fleet Allied Forces Southern Europe |
Stansfield Turner (born December 1, 1923) is a retired admiral in the United States Navy who was Director of Central Intelligence from 1977 to 1981 and President of the Naval War College from 1972 to 1974. He was also a senior research scholar at the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Policy.
Following graduation from Highland Park High School (Highland Park, Illinois), Turner initially attended Amherst College, entering it in 1941, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with the Class of 1947 and attained a commission in the United States Navy in June 1946 (during World War II, classes were graduated in three years). He was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University while serving in the Navy, earning a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics in 1950. During his naval career he served as commanding officer of an ocean mine sweeper (MSO), executive officer of the destroyer USS Morton (DD-948) in 1961 and 1962, and as commanding officer of the Guided Missile Cruiser USS Horne (DLG-30) [1].
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