Lynde D. McCormick | |
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Born | August 12, 1895 Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. |
Died | August 16, 1956 Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. | (aged 61)
Service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1915–1956 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | United States Atlantic Fleet Naval War College |
Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Legion of Merit (3) |
Lynde Dupuy McCormick (August 12, 1895 – August 16, 1956) was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who served as vice chief of naval operations from 1950 to 1951 and as commander in chief of the United States Atlantic Fleet from 1951 to 1954, and was the first supreme allied commander of all NATO forces in the Atlantic.