Samuel P. De Bow, Jr.

Samuel P. De Bow, Jr.
Samuel P. De Bow, Jr.
	Undated photo from the 3 August 2004 edition of NOAA Magazine
Born	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps
Years of service	1976–2007
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	NOAAS Rude; NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations; NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps;
Awards	Department of Commerce Gold Medal Department of Commerce Silver Medal Department of Commerce Bronze Medal
Alma mater	Drexel University (BS); Naval Postgraduate School (MS)

Samuel P. Debow, Jr., is a retired rear admiral of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Commissioned Officer Corps who served as Director, NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps, and director, NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations from 2003 to 2007.^[1]

^ "PRESIDENT BUSH APPOINTS REAR ADMIRAL SAMUEL P. DE DEBOW JR. TO MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION". publicaffairs.noaa.gov. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 12 October 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2024.