Sigmund R. Petersen

Sigmund R. Petersen
Born1936
Haugesund, Norway
Died2024
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branch United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps (1961–1965)
Environmental Science Services Administration Corps (1965–1970)
NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps (1970–1995)
Rank Rear Admiral
Commands
Battles / warsCold War
Awards Department of Commerce Silver Medal
Petersen as a lieutenant commander.
Under Petersen's command, NOAAS Miller Freeman (R 223) approaches a disabled vessel in heavy seas in the Bering Sea.

Rear Admiral Sigmund R. Petersen (born 1936) is a retired career officer who served in the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Corps, its successor, the Environmental Science Services Administration Corps (ESSA Corps), and the ESSA Corps's successor, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (NOAA Corps). He served as the fourth Director of the NOAA Corps.