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Jackson D. Arnold

ADM · USN

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Jackson D. Arnold

ADM · USN

06/01/1930 – 12/01/1972

Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Service Details

School / Education

US Naval Academy

Pilot Designation

Naval Aviator

Highest Designation

Navy Cross

Service Years

06/01/1930 – 12/01/1972

Theaters of Service

Pearl Harb., Viet.

Aircraft Flown

T4M TBD SOC TBF F6F

Duty Assignments

USS Arizona
USS Enterprise
USS Hornet, CAG-2 CO

Service Organizations

Quiet Birdmen
USNA Alumni Assn
Harvard Bus.Sch Assn
Rotary Club
Legion of Valor

Achievements & Story

3900 hrs flt time, 290 catapult shots. Only Aeronautical Engineer in U.S. Navy history to reach four-star rank. Chief of Naval Materials. MBA from Harvard.