Jonathan Howe

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Jonathan T. Howe
Richard Burt
Succeeded byJohn T. Chain Jr.
Personal details
Born (1935-08-24) August 24, 1935 (age 88)
Cruiser-Destroyer Group Three
Destroyer Squadron 31
USS Berkeley (DDG-15)
AwardsDefense Distinguished Service Medal (6)
Navy Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (3)

Jonathan Trumbull Howe (born August 24, 1935) is a retired

'Bloody Monday' raid which killed dozens and was a decisive turning point in the UNSOM II mission.[2][3]

Howe was also the former

The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations.[4]

Early life and education

Howe is a 1957 graduate of the

Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University from 1968 to 1969.[5]

Naval service

Howe's naval commands included the

Robert M. Gates when he moved on to become CIA director.[6]
He retired from the United States Navy in 1992.

During his time as Deputy Assistant he was directly involved in the pursuit of President Manuel Noriega of Panama.[7][8]

Service in Somalia and the Bloody Monday attack

Main article:
Abdi House raid

In 1992, Howe was selected by the

UNOSOM II - the UN operation in Somalia that took over from the US in May in what was described by one American official as "the miscasting of the century."[3] In this capacity he came under criticism for hiding away from the action in his fortified bunker,[7][3] and for his pursuit of Somali military leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid, which was called a "personal vendetta."[7]

On July 12, 1993, Howe oversaw the event Somalis call Bloody Monday.

TOW Missiles and 20 mm caliber cannon fire at the structure.[3] According to a Somali survivor, American ground troops killed 15 survivors at close range with pistols, a charge American commanders deny.[3] According to the International Committee of the Red Cross there were over 200 Somali casualties.[2] Four Western journalists were killed at the scene by Somalis following the attacks.[3]

Howe claimed that the mission took out a "very key terrorist planning cell" and that no civilians were killed. He stated "we knew what we were hitting. It was well planned."[3] The event is considered a turning point in the war as Somalis turned from wanting peace to wanting revenge, ultimately leading to the Black Hawk Down Incident.[2] Human Rights Watch declared that the attack "looked like mass murder."[9]

Personal life

Howe is author of the 1971 book Multicrises: Seapower and Global Politics in the Missile Age.[10]

Admiral Howe was married to Dr. Harriet Mangrum Howe, whom he met in high school; her father, Richard C. Mangrum, was a U.S. Marine Corps general and served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps and his father, Hamilton W. Howe, was a Navy Admiral.[11] She was an assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Florida.[12]

Admiral Howe has six grown children, and currently resides in Florida.

Awards and decorations

On January 13, 1993, after retirement, he received the National Security Medal.[13]

Notes

  1. ^ Department of Public Information, United Nations (1997-03-21). "United Nations Operation in Somalia II – (UNISOM II)". Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  2. ^ a b c Megas, Natalia (2019-01-06). "Did the U.S. Cover Up a Civilian Massacre Before Black Hawk Down?". Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  3. ^
    OCLC 43287853
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  4. ^ "Board of Trustees and Staff". The Arthur Vining David Foundations. Archived from the original on 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  5. ^ "Nomination of Jonathan T. Howe to be Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs". George Bush Presidential Library and Museum. 1991-11-19. Archived from the original on August 25, 2004. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  6. ^ "Bush Names Security Deputy". The New York Times. 1991-11-20. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  7. ^ a b c "'Briefcase admiral' blamed in Somalia crisis: American UN envoy". The Independent. 1993-10-08. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  8. OCLC 20933992
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  9. ^ "SOMALIA". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  10. OCLC 159041
    .
  11. ^ Patton, Charlie (June 12, 2006). "City will meet the world through his steering". Florida Times-Union. Swarthmore College – Swarthmore in the News, June 29, 2006. p. B-1. Archived from the original on July 19, 2007.
  12. ^ "Sociology Department faculty". University of North Florida. Archived from the original on 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2006-11-15.
  13. ^ "Remarks on Presenting the National Security Medal to Admiral Jonathan T. Howe and an Exchange With Reporters". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 2006-11-15.

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Government offices
Preceded by
Richard Burt
 Director of the Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs
1982–1984 		Succeeded by
John T. Chain, Jr.
Legal offices
Preceded by Deputy National Security Advisor
1991–1993 		Succeeded by
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