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Home Town Nashwauk, Itasca County, MN
Last Address Died at Grand Rapids, Itasca County, MN Burial: Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego, California Plot: A-H, 70
Date of Passing Apr 04, 1978
Location of Interment Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery (VA) - San Diego, California
Rear Admiral Halvorson was a member of the US Naval Academy class of 1942. He served throughout WWII in the heavy cruiser SALT LAKE CITY CA25. He received postgraduate training at the Naval Postgraduate School, at the California Institute of Technology, and at the Naval War College.
During his naval career he commanded the destroyer POWER DD-839, Destroyer Division 172, and the guided-missile cruiser TOPEKA CLG-8. Shore assignments included duty in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; the Join Staff, Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; in the Bureau of Naval Weapons; and in the Naval Ordnance System Command, where he was Deputy Commander for Undersea Warfare Systems and Manager of the Mark 48 torpedo program. Admiral Halvorson's association with the Navy's advanced ship development programs began in 1972, when he became Coordinator for Surface Ship Acquisition in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.
In that assignment he was responsible for overall planning and coordination of new ship programs which included the development of hydrofoils, air cushion craft and surface effect ship. During that period he served for two years as Chairman of the Joint US/German/Italian Steering Committee which supervised the development of the NATO hydrofoil patrol craft (PHM).
After retiring from active duty in 1974, he worked with Rohr Industries as Group Manager of Test and Evaluation for Rohr Marine Inc.'s 3,000-ton Surface Effect Ship Program.
Obituary, 1978, San Diego County, CA. REAR ADM. GEORGE HALVORSON DIES
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Obituary, 1978, San Diego County, CA. REAR ADM. GEORGE HALVORSON DIES From San Diego Area obituaries
Retired Rear Adm. George G. Halvorson of 1781 Calle Delicada, La Jolla, died Tues., Jul 4, 1978 in Grand Rapids, Mn. He was 58 and the eldest son of Peter G. Halvorson, a native of Peterson and a great grandson of of [sic] the founder of Peterson.
Adm. Halvorson was born in Nashwauk, Minn., graduated from Naval Academy in 1942. During World War II, he served in the Pacific theatre. After the war, he attended Cal Tech and in 1947 received an advanced degree in engineering. Later working in the office of the chief of naval operations at White Sands Proving Grounds in Mew [New] Mexico. From 1955 thru 59, he worked on the original Polaris, missile project. In 1962 he worked in the missile guidance and control division of the naval weapons dept. In 1965, he was a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two year later was the commanding officer of the cruiser Topeka.
From 1969 to 1972, he worked in the office of the chief of naval operations in Washington, D.C. Two year later, Adm. Halvorson directed the advanced ship type development and was program coordinator of surface ship acquisition. In 1974, he retired from the Navy and moved to San Diego. He was employed at Rohr as group manager of testing and evaluation until 1978. During his military career, Adm. Halvorson received two Legion of Merit awards; a Distinguished Service Medal; a Bronze Star; and several Navy commendations, including a Navy unit commendation and a National defense Service Medal. He was a member of the Naval Academy Alumni Assoc., and Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.
He is survived by his wife, the former Mildred Henry; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Patricia Schollen, El Cajon; Jane Louise Halvorson, Escondido and Christine E. Halvorson of La Jolla; two sons, George H. of Columbia, Mass. And John H. La Jolla; a sister and a brother and five grandchildren.
His body lay in state at Pacific Beach Mortuary until services were held July 10, 1978 from Naval Training Center North Chapel, followed by burial in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.