USS Saratoga (CV-60) - Notable Naval Officers

Notable Naval Officers

  • Admiral Jeremy Michael Boorda, ship was his flagship 1987; 25th Chief of Naval Operations
  • Captain Scott Speicher, Naval Aviator.
  • RADM Jack M. James, Commanding Officer, 2 October 1964 – 2 September 1965
  • VADM Joseph Scott Mobley (COMNAVAIRLANT), the U.S. military's last Vietnam prisoner of war (Shot Down: June 24, 1968/Released: March 14, 1973) Retired from active duty on April 12, 2001. (CO of USS Saratoga during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm) http://www.veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.asp?ID=87

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