| 词条 | Kent Lee |
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|name= Kent Lee |birth_name=Kent Liston Lee |birth_date= {{Birth date |1923|7|28}} |death_date= August 11, 2017 (aged 94) |birth_place= Florence County, South Carolina, U.S. |death_place= Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |image= VADM Kent Lee USN.jpg |caption= VADM Lee while Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65) |nickname= |allegiance= United States of America |branch= United States Navy |serviceyears= |rank= Vice Admiral |commands=Attack Squadron 46 Carrier Air Wing Six {{USS|Alamo|LSD-33}} {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65}} Naval Air Systems Command |unit= |battles= World War II Korean War Vietnam War |awards= |laterwork= }} Kent Liston Lee (July 28, 1923 – August 11, 2017) was a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy. The 36-year veteran of the Navy saw combat in World War II and the Korean War, and commanded the aircraft carrier {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|3}} during the Vietnam War. He is best known for his work in driving the development and procurement of the F/A-18 Hornet. Life and careerLee was born to R. Irby and Hettie (Floyd) Lee in Florence County, South Carolina. He enlisted in the United States Navy on August 15, 1940. In 1942, he entered the flight training program, and was designated naval aviator and commissioned ensign on August 7, 1943. He served with Bomber Squadron 15 and Fighter Squadron 15 on the carrier {{USS|Essex|CV-9|3}}. With Fighter Squadron 15, he shot down one Japanese aircraft.[1] After the war, the Navy sent him to Columbia University, where he studied mathematics and physics. In 1954, he received a master's degree in physics from the post-graduate Naval Academy. His command assignments included Attack Squadron 46, Carrier Air Wing Six, {{USS|Alamo|LSD-33|3}}, and {{USS|Enterprise|CVN-65|3}}.[2] His staff command posts included director of the Office of Program Appraisal, deputy director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff, and commander, Naval Air Systems Command. There he was instrumental in the development and acquisition of the F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft. Lee retired from that billet on October 31, 1976.[1] He retired in Charlottesville, Virginia. He and his wife, Mimi, were married for 69 years and had three daughters and nine grandchildren. Lee died in August 2017 at the age of 94.[3] References1. ^1 {{Cite book |author=Kelly, Orr |title=Hornet: the inside story of the F/A-18 |location=Novato |publisher=Presidio Press |year=1990 |isbn=0-89141-344-8}} {{Portal|United States Navy|World War II}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Kent}}{{US-navy-bio-stub}}2. ^{{Cite book |last = Lee |first = Kent |authorlink = |editor=E.T. Wooldridge |title = Into the Jet Age: Conflict and change in Naval Aviation, 1945-1970 |publisher = Naval Institute Press |year = 1995 |location = |url = |doi = |id =}} 3. ^KENT LEE Obituary 12 : 1923 births|2017 deaths|People from Florence County, South Carolina|People from Charlottesville, Virginia|Columbia University alumni|Naval Postgraduate School alumni|Military personnel from South Carolina|United States Navy pilots of World War II|American naval personnel of the Korean War|American naval personnel of the Vietnam War|United States Navy admirals|United States Naval Aviators |
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