Rank Admiral Battles and wars World War II | Name Means Jr. Battles/wars World War II | |
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Born December 5, 1916
Schlater, Mississippi ( 1916-12-05 ) Died 1989, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C., United States Commands held Allied Joint Force Command Naples | ||
Service/branch United States Navy Allegiance United States of America | ||
Means Johnston Jr. (December 5, 1916 – July 14, 1989) was an admiral in the United States Navy.
A native of Mississippi, Johnston graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1939. During World War II, Johnston commanded a naval base at Rhode Island and a destroyer. After the war, Johnston served as the Navy's Chief of Legislative Affairs and Inspector General during the late 1960s and early 1970s. He later would be promoted at admiral and serve as Commander in Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe from 1973 to 1975.
He died of prostate cancer in 1989 and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
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