Sherman, Forrest Percival, ADM

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Admiral
Last Primary NEC
130X-Unrestricted Line Officer - Aeronautical - No Longer Pilot
Last Rating/NEC Group
Line Officer
Primary Unit
1942-1942, USS Wasp (CV-7)
Service Years
1914 - 1951
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Cold War
Domain of the Emperor Penguin
Iwo Jima
Order of the Antarctic Circle
Order of the Rock
Order of the Spanish Main
Order of the Magellan
Order of the Golden Shellback
Panama Canal
Society of the South Pole
Admiral Admiral

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Home State
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
 Year of Birth
1896
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Merrimack
Date of Passing
Jul 22, 1951		  
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia		 Wall/Plot Coordinates
Sect.30, plot633

 Official Badges 

US Pacific Command


 Unofficial Badges 

Order of the Golden Shellback Domain of the Emperor Penguin Cold War Medal Cold War Veteran




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
  1951, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:


Forrest Percival Sherman was an admiral in the United States Navy and the youngest person to serve as Chief of Naval Operations until Admiral Elmo Zumwalt in 1970. 

 Admiral Forrest P. Sherman, CNO of the United States Navy, died unexpectedly on 22 July 1951 in Naples, Italy, at the age of 54. Adm. Sherman had been touring the NATO defense area and visiting Admiral Robert B. Carney, Commander NATO Forces in southern Europe, as his last stop before returning to the United States. Admiral Sherman suffered a heart attack early in the morning and a second fatal heart attack just after noon.
   
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Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Forrest Sherman for Admiral Forrest Sherman.
   
  1942-1942, USS Wasp (CV-7)

Rear Admiral Lower Half

From Month/Year
May / 1942
To Month/Year
October / 1942

Unit
USS Wasp (CV-7) Unit Page

Rank
Rear Admiral Lower Half
NEC
Not Specified

Base, Station or City
Not Specified
State/Country
Not Specified
  
 
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 USS Wasp (CV-7) Details

USS Wasp (CV-7) 		Hull number CV-7

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Wasp-class
Strength
Aircraft Carrier

Created/Owned By
ABH Little, Michael (Bam), ABH2(AW) 224
   

Last Updated: Feb 16, 2016
   
   
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21 Members Also There at Same Time
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USS Wasp (CV-7)
Elliott, Rogers, CDR, (1922-1942) Commander
Hogan, Bartholomew William, RADM, (1925-1961) OFF 210X Commander
Eldridge, John, LCDR, (1927-1942) OFF 131X Lieutenant Commander
McCampbell, David S., CAPT, (1933-1964) OFF Lieutenant Commander
Shea, John Joseph, CDR, (1918-1942) OFF Lieutenant Commander
McCulloch, Arthur William, LTJG, (1941-1942) OFF Lieutenant Junior Grade
Overton, Edward White, LCDR, (1940-1946) OFF 135X Lieutenant Junior Grade
Jaccard, Richard Alonzo, ENS, (1940-1942) OFF Ensign
Felch, Arleigh Clyde, LTJG, (1930-1953) WO WO Pay Clerk (WO)
Pridavka, Michael, CPO, (1941-1945) EM EM-0000 Chief Boatswain's Mate
Weiss, Lester Harold, PO1, (1938-1944) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Evanoff, Harry Lawrence, PO1, (1940-1943) AM AM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Speight, Donald John, CPO, (1940-1959) GM GM-0000 Gunner's Mate 2nd Class
Allrid, Otis Edward, PO3, (1940-1942) SK SK-0000 Petty Officer 3rd Class
Sexton, Dewey Lee, CPO, (1940-1980) GM GM-0000 Petty Officer 3rd Class
Burlingame., Archie, S1c, (1923-1943) SN SN-0000 Seaman First Class
Ginder, George James, S1c, (1940-1942) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Turner, Thomas Jesse, PO1, (1940-1944) 00 00E Seaman First Class
Vytlacil, Fred Joseph, PO2, (1941-1945) S1c S1c-0000 Seaman First Class
Wesley, Robert, CPO, (1941-1966) AD AD-0000 Airman
Summerville, Luel, PO2, (1941-1945) S2c S2c-0000 Seaman Second Class

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