Denton, Jr., Jeremiah Andrew, RADM

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Rear Admiral Upper Half
Last Primary NEC
131X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1977-1977, Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET)
Service Years
1946 - 1977
Rear Admiral Upper Half Rear Admiral Upper Half

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Home State
Alabama
Alabama
 Year of Birth
1924
 
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Date of Passing
Mar 28, 2014		  

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Admiral Denton was a Prisoner of War for 2,766 days.
From July 18, 1965 to February 12, 1973

 
   
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 Unit Assignments
USS Valley Forge (CV-45)Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, FLCOMSIXTHFLTCNO - OPNAV
VT-2 Golden EaglesVA-75 Sunday PunchersSchool Assignments - StaffCommander Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7), Commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic (COMNAVAIRLANT)
USS Independence (CVA-62)POW/MIANaval Hospital Portsmouth, VAUS Navy
  1946-1948, USS Valley Forge (CV-45)
  1948-1948, Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, FL
  1956-1958, COMSIXTHFLT
  1958-1959, CNO - OPNAV
  1959-1961, VT-2 Golden Eagles
  1961-1962, Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, FL
  1962-1963, VA-75 Sunday Punchers
  1963-1964, Naval War College (Staff) Center for Naval Warfare Studies
  1965-1965, VA-75 Sunday Punchers
  1965-1965, Commander Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW-7), Commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic (COMNAVAIRLANT)
  1965-1965, USS Independence (CVA-62)
  1965-1973, POW/MIA
  1973-1973, Naval Hospital Portsmouth, VA
  1973-1974, Naval Hospital Portsmouth, VA
  1974-1977, CNO - OPNAV
  1977-1977, Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET)
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1962-1965 Vietnam War/Advisory Campaign (62-65)
 Colleges Attended 
Spring Hill CollegeUnited States Naval AcademyArmed Forces Staff CollegeNaval War College
George Washington University
  1942-1943, Spring Hill College
  1943-1946, United States Naval Academy
  1958-1959, Armed Forces Staff College
  1963-1964, Naval War College
  1964-1964, George Washington University
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