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William M. Fechteler

William Fechteler
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Admiral William Fechteler, USN
Birth name William Morrow Fechteler
Born (1896-03-06)March 6, 1896
San Rafael, California, U.S.
Died July 4, 1967(1967-07-04) (aged 71)
Bethesda Naval Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch  United States Navy
Years of service 1916–1956
Rank US-O10 insignia.svg Admiral
Commands held Chief of Naval Operations
Indiana (BB-58)
Perry (DD-340)
Seventh Fleet's Amphibious Group 8
Commander in Chief, Atlantic and U.S. Atlantic Fleet
Battles/wars World War I
World War II
Korean War
Awards Navy Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit

William Morrow Fechteler (March 6, 1896 – July 4, 1967) was an admiral in the United States Navy who served as Chief of Naval Operations during the Eisenhower administration. He was the son of Rear Admiral Augustus F. Fechteler.

Born in San Rafael, California, Fechteler graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy with the class of 1916 and served in the battleship Pennsylvania (BB-38) during World War I. Over the following two decades, Fechteler had a variety of seagoing and shore billets, including several staff positions and command of the destroyer Perry (DD-340).

In 1942–43, Captain Fechteler served in the Bureau of Navigation (later Bureau of Naval Personnel), then commanded the battleship Indiana (BB-58) in the Pacific. Promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral in early 1944, he was Commander of the Seventh Fleet's Amphibious Group 8 from August 1944 to March 1945, participating in landings at Morotai, Leyte, Lingayen and elsewhere in the Philippines. He spent the rest of 1945 as Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel, in Washington, D.C., followed by service as Commander, Battleships & Cruisers, Atlantic Fleet. As a Vice Admiral, he was Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Personnel, from February 1947 until January 1950 and, as an Admiral (February 1, 1950), was Commander in Chief, Atlantic and U.S. Atlantic Fleet in February 1950 – August 1951.


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