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John Sidney " Jack " McCain Jr. (January 17, 1911 – March 22, 1981) was a United States Navy admiral who served in conflicts from the 1940s through the 1970s, including as the Commander, United States Pacific Command .
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Construction and commissioning. Gunnel′s keel was laid down...
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John Sidney "Slew" McCain Sr. (August 9, 1884 – September 6,...
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Roberta Wright McCain (February 7, 1912 – October 12, 2020)...
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John Sidney "Jack" McCain Jr. (January 17, 1911 – March 22, 1981) was a United States Navy admiral. He served in conflicts from the 1940s through the 1970s, including as the Commander, United States Pacific Command. He is the father of John McCain. McCain, Jr. was born on January 17, 1911 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. His father was John S. McCain ...
- January 17, 1911, Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.
- March 22, 1981 (aged 70), In air over North Atlantic
John S. McCain, Jr. | U.S. Naval Institute. Graduating from the U. S. Naval Academy in 1931, Rear Admiral McCain served aboard USS S-45, S-34 and R-13 from 1933-38; commanded USS Skipjack, USS 0-8, Gunnel, and Dentuda prior to, during, and subsequent to World War II; he later commanded Submarine Divisions 71 and 51 and Submarine Squadron 6.
Aug 25, 2018 · John S. McCain, the proud naval aviator who climbed from depths of despair as a prisoner of war in Vietnam to pinnacles of power as a Republican congressman and senator from Arizona and a...
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[†††] In 1944-45, as a vice admiral, McCain commanded Task Force 38 in the Pacific under Admiral William F. Halsey Jr., USN, who commanded the Third Fleet. Admiral McCain Jr. (right) and his father in Tokyo Bay at the end of World War II.
His parents were Navy officer John S. "Jack" McCain, Jr. (1911–1981) and Roberta (Wright) McCain (1912-2020). McCain was of Scots-Irish and English ancestry. John McCain's grandparents were natives of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas, and much of his ancestry was Southern on both his mother's side and father's side.
Mar 24, 1981 · Adm. John S. McCain Jr., a former commander in chief of Pacific forces in the Vietnam War and a World War II hero, died yesterday of a heart attack while on a military aircraft returning...