“William H. Plackett”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

词条

William H. Plackett

释义

Career
Awards and decorations
References
External links

{{Refimprove|date=March 2016}}{{Infobox military person
|name= William H. Plackett
|birth_date= {{birth date|1937|4|4}}
|death_date= {{death date and age|2016|3|4|1937|4|4}}
|birth_place=Paxton, Illinois, U.S.
|death_place=Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
|placeofburial=
|image= MCPON William Plackett.jpg
|caption= 6th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy|nickname=
|allegiance= United States of America
|branch= United States Navy
|serviceyears= 1956–1988
|rank= {{nowrap|{{dodseal|USNE10|25}} Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy}}
|commands= Master Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Navy
|awards=Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
|laterwork=
}}

William Howard Plackett (April 4, 1937 – March 4, 2016) was the sixth U.S. Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.

Career

His first duty station was with the Naval Control of Shipping Office on Bahrain in the Persian Gulf and earned promotion to Petty Officer Third Class. He transferred to the staff of Commander, Amphibious Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, embarked in USS Mount McKinley (LCC-7) in August 1959. Following that tour, he went back to the schoolhouse for Radioman "B" school and was assigned to Representative, Commander East Force/Naval Control of Shipping Office. He was there during the Six-Day War. In September 1967, just 11 years after joining the Navy, he was selected as a Chief Petty Officer. Upon completion of a tour aboard USS Forrestal (CV-59), which included an extended ten-month deployment in the Mediterranean Sea, he served as an instructor at Radioman "B" school in Bainbridge, Maryland.

Master Chief Plackett was selected for the Associates Degree Completion Program in April 1971 and was advanced to Senior Chief while attending classes at Pensacola Junior College. He graduated with honors in December 1972 and was awarded an academic scholarship at the University of West Florida. He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in vocational education one year later.

Following a second tour on the Forrestal and his selection as Master Chief Petty Officer, he assumed duties as Director of Communications School, Fleet Training Center, Norfolk, Virginia. In 1979, he was named Command Master Chief for Commander, Training Command, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Headquarters and subsequently was selected as the first Force Master Chief of the Atlantic Fleet Training Command in July 1981. In July 1982, Master Chief Plackett was selected as Fleet Master Chief, Commander in Chief U.S. Atlantic Fleet where he served until his selection in July 1985 as the sixth Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy.

Awards and decorations

Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist insignia

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Badge

Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
number=0\|type=award-star\|ribbon=Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg\|width=80}}	Meritorious Service Medal
number=0\|type=award-star\|ribbon=Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal ribbon.svg\|width=80}}	Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal
Navy "E" Ribbon
number=7\|type=service-star\|ribbon=United States Navy Good Conduct Medal ribbon.svg\|width=80}}	Navy Good Conduct Medal with one silver and two bronze service stars
number=0\|type=service-star\|ribbon=National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg\|width=80}}	National Defense Service Medal
number=0\|type=service-star\|ribbon=Sea Service Deployment Ribbon.svg\|width=80}}	Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
Navy Pistol Marksmanship Ribbon

8 gold service stripes.

References

External links

Extensive bio at quarterdeck.org
Career summary from Naval History and Heritage Command

{{s-start}}{{s-mil}}{{succession box|title=6th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy|before=Billy C. Sanders|years = 4 October 1985 – 9 September 1988|after = Duane R. Bushey}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Plackett, William}}

随便看

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。