Paul Ignatius

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Paul Ignatius
59th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
September 1, 1967 – January 24, 1969
PresidentLyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Preceded byCharles F. Baird (Acting)
Succeeded byJohn Chafee
Personal details
Born
Paul Robert Ignatius

(1920-11-11) November 11, 1920 (age 104)
Glendale, California, U.S.
Spouse
Nancy Sharpless Weiser
​
​
(m. 1947; died 2019)​
Children4, including David and Adi
Education

Paul Robert Ignatius (born November 11, 1920) is an American government official who served as

Lyndon Johnson Administration
. He is the oldest-living former U.S. government official.

Life and career

Ignatius in 2013

Ignatius was born in 1920 in

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Logistics).[4]

While serving as

Thomas H. Moorer, a longtime Liberty advocate, was also in attendance.[9] Moorer explained the award was presented in this manner because the attack on the USS Liberty had been covered-up by the incumbent presidential administration.[10]

He founded Harbridge House, Inc., a Boston

U.S. Navy in World War II, principally as an aviation ordnance officer aboard escort aircraft carrier USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) in the Pacific.[11] He has two sons and two daughters.[12] David Ignatius is a columnist for The Washington Post, and a novelist. Adi Ignatius is editor-in-chief of Harvard Business Review. Both daughters, Sarah and Amy, have practiced law.[13] Amy Ignatius is a Superior Court Judge in New Hampshire.[14] Sarah Ignatius has worked for decades as a non-profit executive director.[15]

Personal life

He married Nancy Weiser Sharpless (1925–2019) in 1947.

Washington D.C.[17]

Legacy

On May 23, 2013, the Navy announced that an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117) would be named for him. It was commissioned at Port Everglades, Florida on July 27, 2019.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ Businesslife.com - America: The Land of Opportunity Archived 2007-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Yamada, Katherine (29 January 2014). "Verdugo Views: Distinguished alum has Armenian heritage". Glendale News-Press. Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. ^ Paul Ignatius, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense, to Speak at Genocide Centennial Banquet
  4. ^ Department of Defense Key Officials, September 1947-December 2017
  5. ^ "Liberty Survivors Say US Still Downplays Israel's Attack on Ship". Arab America. 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  6. ^ "The Violation of the "Liberty"". U.S. Naval Institute. 1978-06-01. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  7. ISBN 978-1-4165-5482-0
    .
  8. ISBN 978-1-4165-5482-0
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  9. ^ Thurber, Jon (1999-03-11). "Capt. William McGonagle; Won Medal of Honor After Israelis Attacked Ship". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  10. ISSN 0190-8286
    . Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  11. ^ "Ignatius, Paul R". NHHC. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  12. ^ "At the Navy's Helm; Paul Robert Ignatius". The New York Times. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  13. ^ Nahapetyan, Haykaram (2022-06-01). "Washington's 102-year-old Armenian: Former Secretary of the Navy Paul Ignatius". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  14. ^ Lessard, Ryan (2014-10-01). "Executive Council Confirms Three New Judges".
  15. ^ "NAASR hires Sarah Ignatius as first executive director". The Armenian Weekly. 2015-12-18. Retrieved 2015-12-18.
  16. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/nancy-w-ignatius-environmental-activist-and-national-cathedral-lay-leader-dies-at-93/2019/01/19/e501e502-1c0c-11e9-8813-cb9dec761e73_story.html [bare URL]
  17. ^ "Living the Armenian-American dream, how Paul Ignatius inspired so many".
  18. ^ Navy Names Next Two Destroyers
  19. ^ Langdon, Alana (July 29, 2019). "Warship USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) Brought to Life". Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
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Government offices
Preceded by United States Under Secretary of the Army
February 1964 – December 1964 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Secretary of the Navy
September 1, 1967 – January 24, 1969 		Succeeded by
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