George Gordon McLintock,

Vice Admiral Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral. Australia In the Royal Australian Navy, the rank of Vice ...

( USMS), (February 10, 1903 – April 23, 1990) was the longest serving Superintendent of the

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, one of the 5 United States service academies, serving from 1948 to 1970.

Biography

Born in Sunderland, England of a long tradition of British merchant marine seaman, McLintock first went to sea on a

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with his merchant marine officer father, William McLintock, at the age of 3 years. Himself, commissioned a cadet in the

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in 1918, McLintock had a 30-year career as a merchant marine officer before being named the 4th Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 1948. McLintock, who became a naturalized

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citizen in 1921, was chief inspection officer of that country's

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during the

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. He was also president of the American

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from 1947 to 1949. The Vice Admiral was a graduate of the

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’s

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(founded 1432 AD). He died of

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Glen Fowler “Gordon McLintock, Admiral, 87; Led Merchant Marine Academy” April 26, 1990 ''New York Times''

Honors and awards

* Naval Reserve Medal with star (20 years) *

American Campaign Medal The American Campaign Medal was a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was first created on November 6, 1942, by issued by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The medal was intended to recognize those military members who had per ...

World War II Victory Medal The World War II Victory Medal was a service medal of the United States military which was established by an Act of Congress on 6 July 1945 (Public Law 135, 79th Congress) and promulgated by Section V, War Department Bulletin 12, 1945. Histo ...

*World War II Victory Medal, U.S. Merchant Marine *

Order of Saint Dennis of Zante Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * H ...

(Greece), Knight Commander *

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(United Kingdom) *

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*Officer,

Philippine Legion of Honor The Philippine Legion of Honor (; ) was established by President Manuel Roxas, through Philippine Army Circular No. 60 dated July 3, 1947. The Philippine Legion of Honour, Honor was patterned after the Legion of Merit of the United States of Amer ...

(8 point Star) *Officer, Order of Maritime Merit (France) *Officer, Order of Polonia Restitute (Poland) *

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with Swords (Poland) *American Legion Distinguished Service Medal *Greek American War Veterans Medal

References

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