William N. Small

William N. Small

Official portrait of Admiral William N. Small, 1983
Born (1927-02-22) February 22, 1927
Little Rock, Arkansas
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch United States Navy
Rank Admiral
Commands held Vice Chief of Naval Operations
U.S. Naval Forces Europe
Allied Forces Southern Europe
Awards World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War

William Newell Small (born February 22, 1927) was an admiral in the United States Navy. He was Vice Chief of Naval Operations (VCNO) from 1981–1983 and Commander in Chief, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe from 1983 to 1985.[1][2]

He was a naval aviator who commanded Carrier Strike Group 3 from 1975 to 1976.[3]

Arkansas Aviation Historical Society inducted Small into the Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame in 1992.[4]

References

  1. Who's who in government - Marquis Who's Who, LLC, Biographical Research Bureau - Google Books. Retrieved 2012-03-09 via Google Books.
  2. UPI (1983-04-02). "Reagan Nominates Admiral". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  3. http://stennis.ahf.nmci.navy.mil/sghistory.html
  4. "Arkansas Aviation Historical Society Collection". Butler Center for Arkansas Studies.


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