Lynde D. McCormick

Lynde D. McCormick
BornAugust 12, 1895
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.
DiedAugust 16, 1956(1956-08-16) (aged 61)
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Service / branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1915–1956
RankAdmiral
CommandsUnited States Atlantic Fleet
Naval War College
Battles / warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsLegion 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.