Earl Everett Stone | |
|---|---|
 RAdm Stone during the Cold War Era. | |
| Nickname(s) | "Stoney" |
| Born | December 2, 1895 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | September 24, 1989 (aged 93) Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, U.S. |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1917–1958 |
| Rank | Rear admiral |
| Commands | Armed Forces Security Agency Naval Postgraduate School USS Wisconsin |
| Battles/wars | World War I World War II Korean War |
| Awards | Legion of Merit (3) |
Earl Everett Stone (December 2, 1895 – September 24, 1989) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He is most noted for being the first director of the Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency.[1][2]
- ^ "Remembering RADM Earl Stone, 14th Commander to lead our Community". stationhypo.com. Station HYPO. December 2, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
- ^ "Rear Admiral Earl Everett Stone: A Convert to Cryptologic Centralization" (PDF). nsa.gov. National Security Agency. Retrieved June 17, 2017.