Thomas Hinman Moorer
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Image:ADM Thomas Moorer.JPG Thomas Hinman Moorer (February 9, 1912 – February 5, 2004) was a U.S. admiral who served as both Chief of Naval Operations and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Moorer was born in Mount Willing, Alabama. His father, a dentist, named his son for his favorite Professor at Atlanta-Southern Dental College, Dr. Thomas Hinman. Dr. Hinman also has the honor of having one of the largest dental meetings in the nation named after him, which is held in Atlanta every March. Moorer was raised in Eufaula, Alabama; and then went on to the U.S. Naval Academy graduating in 1933. After completing Naval Aviation training at the Pensacola Naval Air Station in 1936, he flew with fighter squadrons based on the carriers Langley, Lexington and Enterprise.
ADM Moorer served both as Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC) and Commander-in-Chief of the Atlantic Fleet -- the first Navy officer to have commanded both fleets. He served as the Chief of Naval Operations between 1967 and 1970, at the height of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. He also served as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1970 until 1974.
In 1972 Moorer received the Gray Eagle Award, as the most senior active naval aviator, and held it until his retirement in 1974.
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While Chair, Moorer received unauthorized material taken from the White House offices of the National Security Council.
Later Life
He was fiercely critical of Zionist influence on the US government and protested to the end the 'coverup' of the attack, namely, the official version of the Liberty incident.[1]
This item is strongly disputed. No comments about "Zionism" or the USS Liberty can be found in any official documentation penned by Adm. Moorer, or any biographies of him. All alleged comments about the USS Liberty have appeared only after Adm. Moorer's death in 2004 on web sites that apppear to be propaganda based.
Further information
- http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2004/nr20040205-0327.html
- http://www.newtotalitarians.com/InMemoryOfAdmThomasMoorer.html
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