Director
The position of Director of Naval History was first established in 1944.
- Admiral Edward C. Kalbfus, USN, July 1944 – December 1945
- Vice Admiral Vincent R. Murphy, USN (ret.), December 1945 – June 1946
- Rear Admiral John B. Heffernan, USN (ret.), July 1946 – October 1956
- Rear Admiral Ernest M. Eller, USN (ret.), October 1956 – January 1970
- Rear Admiral F. Kent Loomis, USN (ret.), 24 January 1970 – 31 July 1970
- Vice Admiral Edwin B. Hooper, USN (ret.), August 1970 – July 1976
- Rear Admiral John D. H. Kane, USN (ret.), August 1976 – December 1985
- Dr. Ronald H. Spector, 21 July 1986 – 19 July 1989
- Dr. Dean C. Allard, 29 July 1989 – 31 January 1995
- Dr. William S. Dudley, 23 July 1995 – 30 September 2005
- Rear Admiral Paul E. Tobin, Jr., USN (ret.), 25 July 2005 – January 2008
- Rear Admiral Jay A. DeLoach, USN (ret.), 23 June 2008 – 14 May 2012
- Captain Henry J. Hendrix, USN, 14 May 2012 - present
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