John E. Gordon

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John E. Gordon
Rear Admiral Ted Gordon
Nickname(s)Ted
Born(1941-04-25)April 25, 1941
DiedJanuary 22, 2023(2023-01-22) (aged 81)
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1964–1992
RankRear Admiral
Commands heldJudge Advocate General of the Navy
Naval Legal Service Command
Naval Security Investigative Command
Battles/warsVietnam War
AwardsDefense Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit (2)
Meritorious Service Medal

John Edward "Ted" Gordon (April 25,[1] 1941[2] - January 22, 2023) was a retired United States Navy rear admiral who served as Judge Advocate General of the Navy from 1990 until 1992.

Naval career

Raised in

contracting officer at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
.

Gordon attended the

special court martial judge
.

Gordon next served as Deputy Navy

Chief of Legislative Affairs (Senate). In the 1980s, he served for over four years under United States Secretary of the Navy John Lehman
as special assistant for legal and legislative affairs.

In 1986,

Embassy of the United States in Moscow
.

In 1989, Gordon became Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Navy and commander of the Naval Legal Service Command. He became Judge Advocate General of the Navy in 1990.

The

Inspector General of the United States Department of Defense. In September 1992, Acting Secretary of the Navy Sean O'Keefe revealed the contents of Vander Schaaf's investigation. Vander Schaaf concluded that the initial investigation had been a coverup more concerned with protecting the reputation of the navy than with discovering the role of high-ranking officers in the scandal.[4] Gordon criticized Vander Schaaf's report as "flawed and factually incorrect" and continued to maintain that the initial investigation had been thorough. Gordon retired from the US Navy with full honors.[4]

Later life

After leaving the navy, Gordon took a job at Litton Industries as Vice President for Washington Operations, overseeing the company's interactions with all branches of government. He left Litton in 2001, joining Alliant Techsystems as Vice President (Washington Operations). He retired from Alliant in 2007.

From 2007, he was a senior fellow at the

board of regents[5]

Gordon died on 22 January 2023 in Trappe, Maryland, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[6]

References

  1. ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and Reserve Officers on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. 1 January 1970. p. 662.
  2. ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy and Reserve Officers on the Active-Duty List. Bureau of Naval Personnel. October 1, 1984. p. 310. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  3. ^ Lucky Bag. Annapolis, Maryland: U.S. Naval Academy. 1964. p. 660. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  4. ^ a b c Melissa Healy, "Pentagon Blasts Tailhook Probe, Two Admirals Resign," Los Angeles Times, Sept. 25, 1992
  5. ^ "Rear Admiral John E. (Ted) Gordon, JAGC, USN (Ret.), Senior Fellow and Member, Board of Regents". Potomac Institute for Policy Studies. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
  6. ^ "RADM John "Ted" Gordon Obituary". www.tributearchive.com. Retrieved 15 May 2023.

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