Henry L. Garrett III
Henry Lawrence Garrett III (born June 24, 1939)[1] served as the 68th Secretary of the Navy from May 15, 1989, to June 26, 1992, in the administration of George H. W. Bush.[2] Before leading the Department of the Navy, he served as General Counsel of the Department of Defense.
Henry Garrett | |
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| 68th United States Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office May 15, 1989 – June 26, 1992 | |
| President | George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | William L. Ball |
| Succeeded by | J. Daniel Howard (Acting) |
| 24th United States Under Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office August 6, 1987 – May 15, 1989 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | James F. Goodrich |
| Succeeded by | J. Daniel Howard |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Henry Lawrence Garrett III June 24, 1939 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of West Florida (BS) University of San Diego (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1961–1964 1964–1981 |
| Unit | USS Sea Poacher VP-50 |
| Battles/wars | Cold War • Cuban Missile Crisis • Vietnam War |
| Awards |  Air Medal (2) |
Career
Garrett at the commissioning ceremony for the USS Arleigh Burke with Arleigh Burke and wife present and Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney delivering the keynote address in July 1991.
Garrett served in the U.S. Navy from October 1961 to November 1981,[3] initially as a machinist's mate aboard USS Sea Poacher during the Cuban Missile Crisis,[4] before getting commissioned as a naval flight officer in 1964. He served with VP-50 in the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1967 and was awarded the Air Medal two times during his military career. Garrett was the 68th United States Secretary of the Navy.
Garrett ultimately resigned due to the Tailhook scandal.[5]
References
- Appropriations, United States Congress Senate Committee on; Defense, United States Congress Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on (10 February 1988). "Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1989: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 4781 ..." U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- Sweeney, Jerry K.; Kevin B. Byrne (2006). A handbook of American military history: from the Revolutionary War to the present. University of Nebraska Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-0-8032-9337-3.
- http://www.epnaao.com/BIOS_files/HONORARY/Garrett-%20H.%20L.pdf
- "Friends See Secretary as Honorable but Ill-Served". The New York Times. 27 June 1992.
- "Post Tailhook Punishment". Frontline, PBS. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
External links
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