Crowe, William James, Jr.
- Crowe, William James, Jr.
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▪ 2008
rear admiral (
ret.), U.S. Navy
born Jan. 2, 1925, La Grange, Ky.
died Oct. 18, 2007, Bethesda, Md.
as chairman (1985–89) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was credited with the amelioration of Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union. In 1989 he forged an agreement with the Soviets that outlined methods for avoiding accidental military encounters. A year earlier he had been instrumental in defusing an international incident after the U.S. Navy cruiser
Vincennes mistakenly shot down an Iranian passenger jetliner. Crowe graduated (1946) from the U.S. Naval Academy, commanded (1960–62) the diesel submarine
Trout, and was promoted in 1973 to rear admiral. He served as NATO commander in chief (1980–83) for Southern Europe and commander (1983–85) of the U.S. Pacific Command. In addition, he was U.S. ambassador (1994–97) to the United Kingdom. Crowe was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2000.
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