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Vice Admiral William F. Raborn, Jr. had a major impact on modern U.S. Navy submarine operations. He was born in Bromlow, Texas on 8 June 1905 and graduated from the Naval Academy in 1928. He directed the Gunnery Training Section at the Bureau of Aeronautics during World War II and later commanded the aircraft carriers USS BAIROKO (CVE-115) and ...
Mar 13, 1990 · William Francis Raborn Jr., 84, a retired Navy vice admiral who later served 14 months as director of central intelligence in 1965 and 1966, died of cardiac arrest March 6 at Sibley Memorial Hospital.
William Raborn graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1928. He retired as a U.S. Navy Vice Admiral.
Exchanging congratulatory back slaps and enthusiastic handshakes with the sub’s crew members and others in his team was Rear Admiral William Francis Raborn Jr., known to his friends as “Red.” A U.S. Naval Academy graduate in the class of 1928, Red Raborn proved himself in combat during World War II and successfully held a number of ...
Admiral Raborn, for your contribution this Agency, for your entire career of patriotic duty and high achievement, I give now the National Security Council and its citation. And I shall read it: "Summoned back to the councils of Government after his retirement from a brilliant career in the naval service, Admiral William F. Raborn was named ...
Apr 12, 2018 · William Francis Raborn, Jr., (June 8, 1905 – March 6, 1990) was the United States Director of Central Intelligence from April 28, 1965 until June 30, 1966. He was also a career United States Navy officer who lead the project to develop the Polaris missile system and retired from the Navy in 1963 as a Vice Admiral.
Mar 23, 2017 · Admiral WILLIAM RABORN (1905-1990), who graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1928, was commanding officer of the U.S.S. Bennington (1954-1955), Director, U.S. Navy Special Projects and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations over his naval career.
