Gordon McLintock

George Gordon McLintock, Vice Admiral (USMS), (February 10, 1903 – April 23, 1990) was the longest serving Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, one of the 5 United States service academies, serving from 1948 to 1970.

Gordon McLintock
Born(1903-02-10)February 10, 1903
Dysart, Scotland
DiedApril 23, 1990(1990-04-23) (aged 87)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Allegiance United States
Service/branchUnited States Naval Reserve
United States Maritime Service
Years of service1920s–1970
RankVice admiral (USMS)
Commands heldSuperintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy

Biography

Born in Dysart, Scotland of a long tradition of British merchant marine seaman, McLintock first went to sea on a passenger liner with his merchant marine officer father, William McLintock, at the age of 3 years. Himself, commissioned a cadet in the British merchant navy in 1918, McLintock had a 30-year career as a merchant marine officer before being named the 4th Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy in 1948. McLintock, who became a naturalized United States citizen in 1921, was chief inspection officer of that country's War Shipping Administration during the Second World War. He was also president of the American Institute of Navigation from 1947 to 1949. The Vice Admiral was a graduate of the United Kingdom’s Sevenoaks School (founded 1432 AD). He died of bone cancer in Chevy Chase, Maryland.[1][2]

Honors and awards

References
  1. Myrna Oliver “Vice Adm. Gordon McLintock; Headed Merchant Marine Academy” April 27, 1990 Los Angeles Times
  2. Glen Fowler “Gordon McLintock, Admiral, 87; Led Merchant Marine Academy” April 26, 1990 New York Times


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