| 词条 | David L. McDonald |
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|name= David L. McDonald |image= ADM McDonald, David Lamar.jpg |image_size= 260px |alt= |caption= Admiral David L. McDonald |nickname= |birth_date= {{birth date|1906|9|12}} |birth_place= Maysville, Georgia, U.S. |death_date= {{death date and age|1997|12|16|1906|9|12}} |death_place= Jacksonville Beach, Florida, U.S. |placeofburial= |allegiance= United States |branch= United States Navy |serviceyears= 1928–1967 |rank= Admiral |unit= |commands= Chief of Naval Operations United States Sixth Fleet {{USS|Coral Sea|CV-43|6}} |battles= World War II Cold War Vietnam War |awards= Navy Distinguished Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Navy Commendation Medal |relations= |laterwork= }} David Lamar McDonald (September 12, 1906 – December 16, 1997) was an admiral in the United States Navy, who served as the 17th Chief of Naval Operations from 1 August 1963 to 1 August 1967 during the Vietnam War era. Early life and educationMcDonald was born in Maysville, Georgia, on September 12, 1906. He originally sought to go to the United States Military Academy, receiving a nomination from Representative Thomas Montgomery Bell of the 9th Congressional District.[1] After learning he was 2 months and 12 days too young, he opted to attend Riverside Military Academy first, then entered the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1928.[1] Naval careerBefore becoming a naval aviator, McDonald was assigned to the battleship {{USS|Mississippi|BB-41|6}} and the battleship {{USS|Colorado|BB-45|6}}.[2] He spent three years, from 1935 to 1938, as a flight instructor at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida. Between 1938 and 1955, he served as flag secretary of the aircraft command of the United States Atlantic Fleet, commander of the Naval Operational Training Command, executive officer of the aircraft carrier {{USS|Essex|CV-9|6}} in the Pacific and assistant chief of staff for operations of the United States Pacific Fleet.[2] During the mid-1950s, McDonald commanded the aircraft carrier {{USS|Coral Sea|CV-43|6}}. In the early 1960s, before becoming Chief of Naval Operations, he served as Commander, United States Sixth Fleet. At the time of his selection as Chief of Naval Operations, he was the youngest full admiral in the navy, and had only received his fourth star a month prior.[1] In 1976, nearly a decade after he retired, McDonald wrote in his autobiography of his participation in the escalation of the Vietnam War: {{quote|Maybe we military men were all weak. Maybe we should have stood up and pounded the table... I was part of it and I'm sort of ashamed of myself too. At times I wonder, "why did I go along with this stuff?"[3]}}The airfield at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, is named after McDonald. Awards
References1. ^1 2 New Navy Chief Recalls His Boyhood in Georgia, Atlanta Constitution Journal, June 1, 1963 2. ^1 [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0DE1DB153EF930A15751C1A961958260 David Lamar McDonald, 91, Former Senior Naval Officer, New York Times, December 23, 1997] 3. ^The Reminiscences of Admiral David Lamar McDonald, U.S. Navy (Retired) External links{{Portal|Biography|United States Navy}}
9 : 1906 births|1997 deaths|United States Navy admirals|United States Naval Academy alumni|Chiefs of Naval Operations|American naval personnel of the Vietnam War|Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States)|Recipients of the Legion of Merit|People from Maysville, Georgia |
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