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Home Town Mobile, Alabama
Last Address Huntsville, Alabama
Date of Passing Jun 21, 2013
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Rear Admiral Tazewell Taylor Shepard, Jr. USN (Ret.)
Navy Cross, Guadalcanal, November 1942
Naval Aide to President Kennedy
Naval officer, business executive.
Born – Jan. 22, 1921, in Mobile, Ala.
Education – U.S. Naval Academy, B.S., accelerated program 1941/1943; U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, M.Sc., 1951; and U.C.L.A., M.Sc., 1952.
Entered Navy's Pacific Theater WWII as an Ensign in 1942 and awarded the Navy Cross 11/42, advanced to Rear Vice-Admiral in 1968; Naval Aide to White House 1961-1964; later commanded USS Aucilla and USS Princeton; deputy director of operations for Joint Chiefs of Staff; director of East Asia and Pacific Region office of the assistant Secretary of Defense for international security affairs; commander of Anti-Submarine Warfare Group 2 and of Joint Strategic Integrated Planning System until retirement in 1973; subsequently executive vice president of Occidental International, subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum.
Who’s Who in America, 1978.
Author: John F. Kennedy; Man of the Sea. New York; William Morrow, 1965.
Lancer - The President Lace - Mrs. John F. Kennedy Lyric - Caroline Kennedy Lark - John F. Kennedy, Jr. Acrobat - Andrews Air Force Base Alpha - Army Copters-Davison Field Angel - Presidential Aircraft Cactus - Camp David Cadet - Exec Flt Det-Davison Field Calico - Def Comm Agency Carpet - White House Garage Castle - Signal Corps Shops, 26th St. Cater - Copter Operations-Davison Field Chateau - Glen Ora (Presidential retreat) Cheer - Copter Operations-Anacobtia Crown - The White House Dapper - Mr. O'Leary (Muggsy) Dazzle - Agent Clint Hill (Lace Detail) Digest - Agent Roy Kellerman Deacon - Agent Floyd Boring, Assistant Agent in Charge, White House Detail Domino - James Rowley, Chief, US Secret Service Dragon - Agent Campion Duplex - Agent Gerald Behn, Special Agent in Charge, White House Detail Freedom - Mr. Dean Rusk, Secretary of State Hamlet - Auchincloss home Hermit - Secret Service Field Office, New York City Market - Dr. Burkley Neptune - USN Presidential Yacht #2 Night Hawk - Marine Copters-Anacobtia Nomad - USN Honey Fitz Novice - Crash Boat PT 109 Pat - Army Copters-Davison Field Rockfish - Vice Presidential Speed Boat Satchel - Presidential Courier (the Bagman) Silver - Mr. Hays, Military Aides Office Smokey - SMAJ Duffy Spectator - General Sampson, Def Comm Agency Spud - Mr. Nash Mesgr SVC WH Subway - Do Comm Cen East End Wh Super - Mbgt Giordano Tiger - Colonel James Swindal, Presidential Pilot Tourist - Major Brown Mil Aides Office Tulip - Mbgt Magan (Corky) - Pres Pilot Ofc Mats Volcano - Johnson ranch Volunteer - Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson Wand - Mr. Kenneth O'Donnell Warrior - Mr. Malcolm Kilduff Watchman - General Chester V. Clifton, Military Aide Wayside - Mr. Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary Webster - Mr. McNally Willow - Mrs. Evelyn Lincoln, President's Secretary Wing - General Godfrey McHugh, Air Force Aide Winner - Mr. Andrew Hatcher Witness - Captain Tazewell Shepard, Naval Aide
