Search results
Raborn was a rear admiral when he was appointed, on November 8, 1955, as director of special projects at the Bureau of Weapons. His task was to develop a submarine-launched ballistic missile. He reported directly to Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Arleigh Burke and the Secretary of the Navy Charles Thomas.
- 1928–1963
- Lyndon Johnson
He was 84 years old. Admiral Raborn was the first direc- tor of the Navy's Fleet Ballistic Missile Program, which supervised develop- ment and production of the world's first submarine-launched nuclear mis- sile, the Polaris.
People also ask
How old was Admiral Raborn?
Who was William Francis Raborn?
When did Admiral Raborn retire?
Did Admiral Raborn receive a Distinguished Service Medal?
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...
- Bart Barnes
Mar 13, 1990 · He was 84 years old. Admiral Raborn was the first director of the Navy's Fleet Ballistic Missile Program, which supervised development and production of the world's first submarine-launched...
The great importance of the Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile to today’s Submarine Force along with the strategic role the SSBNs play in our national security posture place Admiral “Red” Raborn at a level with Admiral H. G. Rickover in determining the destiny of present nuclear submariners.
Jan 16, 2015 · Vice Admiral William Francis Raborn, Jr., United States Navy (June 8, 1905 - March 6, 1990) was a United States Navy officer, the leader of the project to develop the Polaris missile system, and the 7th Director of Central Intelligence as well as the 5th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Born in Decatur, Texas, on June 8, 1905, he ...
Mar 16, 1990 · William Francis Raborn Jr., a retired Navy vice admiral who was in charge of the development of the Polaris missile and later headed the Central Intelligence Agency in the Lyndon B.
