Earl Everett Stone | |
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![]() RAdm Stone during the Cold War Era. | |
Nickname(s) | "Stoney" |
Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | December 2, 1895
Died | September 24, 1989 Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, U.S. | (aged 93)
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]