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About Vice Admiral William M. Callaghan
William Callaghan would later become a US Navy Vice Admiral, first captain of the USS Missouri (BB-63), and first commander of the Military Sea Transportation Service.
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William McCombe Callaghan (August 8, 1897 – July 8, 1991) was a United States Navy officer who served as the first captain of the battleship USS Missouri and the inaugural commander of the Military Sea Transportation Service. Through the course of almost 40 years, he served his country in three wars. His naval career began on a destroyer in the final months of World War I. Following command of the destroyer USS Reuben James and logistical work prior to World War II, he took command of Missouri in 1944.
Callaghan is perhaps best known for ordering, despite disagreement from some of his crew, that an honorable burial at sea be held for an enemy pilot who died during a suicide attack on Missouri in 1945. Following World War II, he directed the US Navy's transportation service and filled senior command roles in eastern Asia, including Commander, Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet during the Korean War. He retired from the US Navy at the rank of vice admiral in 1957 and worked in civilian maritime transport before retiring to Maryland.
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Vice Admiral William M. Callaghan's Timeline
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August 8, 1897
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San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, United States
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| 1991 |
July 8, 1991
Age 93
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Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States
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July 11, 1991
Age 93
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Arlington National Cemetery, 1 Memorial Avenue, Arlington, Arlington County, VA, 22211, United States
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