William R. Smedberg III | |
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| Born | September 28, 1902 Fort Grant, Arizona, U.S. |
| Died | October 5, 1994 (aged 92) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Rank | Vice admiral |
| Commands held | Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy |
William Renwick Smedberg III (September 28, 1902 – October 5, 1994) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy. He was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland from March 16, 1956 to June 27, 1958.[1] During World War II, Smedberg served as commanding officer of USS Lansdowne and USS Hudson. After the war, he served as an aide to Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.[2] He was a 1926 graduate of the Naval Academy.[3] He is interred in the Arlington National Cemetery along with his father, Brigadier General William Renwick Smedberg Jr., USA, and his son Rear Admiral William Renwick Smedberg IV, USN. Smedberg had also commanded the USS Iowa.
References
- ^ Appropriations, United States Congress House Committee on (1 January 1961). "Overall financial statements, military personnel". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ Smedberg, William R. III (1902–1994). U.S. Naval Institute. 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Adm. W.R. Smedberg III Dies; Naval Personnel, Academy Head". The Washington Post. 8 October 1994. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015.
External links
- William Renwick Smedberg Papers, 1947–1963 MS 238 held by Special Collections & Archives, Nimitz Library at the United States Naval Academy
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