Kent Lee
Kent Lee | |
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Birth name | Kent Liston Lee |
Born | Florence County, South Carolina, U.S. | July 28, 1923
Died | August 11, 2017 (aged 94) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1940–1976 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held | Attack Squadron 46 Carrier Air Wing Six USS Alamo (LSD-33) USS Enterprise (CVN-65) Task Unit 77.1 Naval Air Systems Command |
Battles/wars | World War II Korean War Vietnam War |
Awards | Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (2) Air Medal (3) |
Kent Liston Lee (July 28, 1923 – August 11, 2017) was a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy. The 36-year veteran of the Navy saw combat in World War II and the Korean War, and commanded the aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-65) during the Vietnam War. He is best known for his work in driving the development and procurement of the F/A-18 Hornet.
Life and career
Lee was born to R. Irby and Hettie (Floyd) Lee in
After the war, the Navy sent him to Columbia University, where he studied mathematics and physics. During the Korean War, Lee served with Attack Squadron 115 flying from Philippine Sea (CV-47).[2] In 1954, he received a master's degree in physics from the post-graduate Naval Academy. His command assignments included Attack Squadron 46, Carrier Air Wing Six, Alamo (LSD-33), and Enterprise (CVN-65).[3]
His staff command posts included director of the Office of Program Appraisal, deputy director of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff, and commander, Naval Air Systems Command. There he was instrumental in the development and acquisition of the F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft. Lee retired from that billet on October 31, 1976.[1]
Lee retired in
References
- ^ ISBN 0-89141-344-8.
- ^ "Kent Liston Lee". Naval History and Heritage Command. March 20, 2019. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ Lee, Kent (1995). E.T. Wooldridge (ed.). Into the Jet Age: Conflict and change in Naval Aviation, 1945-1970. Naval Institute Press.
- ^ a b KENT LEE Obituary
- ^ "Lee, Mary Edith". ANCExplorer. U.S. Army. Retrieved 2020-09-04.
- ^ "Lee, Kent Liston". ANCExplorer. U.S. Army. Retrieved 2020-09-04.