Allegiance United States Rank Admiral | Name Alfred Ward Years of service 1930sā1968 | |
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Born November 29, 1908Mobile, Alabama ( 1908-11-29 ) Commands held Second Fleet, Strike Fleet, Atlantic, U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee Died April 3, 1982, Perryville, Maryland, United States | ||
Alfred Gustave Ward (November 29, 1908 ā April 3, 1982) was an admiral in the United States Navy. From 1965 to 1968, Ward was assigned as U.S. Military Representative, NATO Military Committee. During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Ward, then commander of the Second Fleet and Strike Fleet, Atlantic, was also responsible for supervising the blockade of Cuba. He died in 1982 at the Perry Point Veterans Administration Medical Center.
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