Eisenhower Library, Abilene, Kansas; CNO to
COMSIXTHFLT, 17 July 1958, RG 218, JCS decimal file, box 92, CCS 381 (8-23-57).
It is interesting to note that the forces under
COMSIXTHFLT operational command for El Dorado Canyon were nominated for the Presidential Unit Citation.
Some of his previous assignments include Assistant Officer in Charge USNS Sirius (T-AFS 8); Supply Officer/Comptroller, Naval Security Group Activity, Misawa, Japan; and Fleet Finance Officer,
COMSIXTHFLT on board USS LaSalle (AGF-3).