Paul A. Yost Jr.
Paul A. Yost Jr. | |
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Born | St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. | January 3, 1929
Died | February 9, 2022 Provo, Utah, U.S. | (aged 93)
Service/ | United States Coast Guard |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | Commandant of the Coast Guard |
Battles/wars | |
Other work | President, James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation (1990-2010) |
Paul Alexander Yost Jr. (January 3, 1929 – February 9, 2022) was an admiral of the United States Coast Guard who served as the 18th commandant from 1986 to 1990.[1]
Early life and career
Yost was a native of
Tenure as Commandant
Yost was responsible for eliminating the longstanding tradition of beards at sea.
Retirement and death
Following his retirement from the Coast Guard in 1990, Yost served as President of the Alexandria, Virginia-based James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation until 2010. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,[4][5] and had served on the church's Military Relations Committee.
Following his retirement from the Coast Guard, he received the Naval Order of the United States Distinguished Sea Service Award in 1992. Yost died February 9, 2022, in Provo, Utah.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Admiral Paul A. Yost, Jr". Notable People. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Bringing Back Beards: Restoring a Proud Coast Guard Tradition
- ^ AROUND THE NATION; Coastguardsmen Told To Shed Their Beards
- ^ Famous Mormons in the Military Archived 2016-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Heidi A. Waldrop, "Paul Yost: The Admiral's Anchor Is the Gospel", Ensign, August 1987.
- ^ "Passing of Admiral Paul Alexander Yost, Jr., first president of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation". James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.