Earl B. Fowler Jr.

Earl B. Fowler Jr.
Earl B. Fowler Jr.
Birth nameEarl B. Fowler Jr.
BornSeptember 29, 1925 (1925-09-29)
Jacksonville, Florida[1]
DiedFebruary 8, 2008 (2008-02-09) (aged 82)[2]
at sea on the Seven Seas Mariner between Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro[2]
Allegiance United States of America
Service / branch United States Navy
Years of service1943–1982
Rank Vice Admiral
CommandsNaval Sea Systems Command[2][3]
AwardsNavy Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Spouse(s)Helen J. Fowler[2]

Earl Bealle Fowler Jr. (September 29, 1925 – February 8, 2008) was a Vice Admiral in the United States Navy.

Secretary of the Navy John Lehman described Fowler in 1988 as one of the "blue suiter superstars" in his book Command of the Seas: Building the 600 Ship Navy.

Education

Fowler earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Tech in February 1946[1] and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1949.[2]

Fowler attended the six-week Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1970.[2]

Career

Fowler joined in the United States Navy on May 18, 1943, joining the V-12 Navy College Training Program.[1] He served on the USS Leary, aircraft carriers USS Wright and USS Ranger.[2] From 1976 to 1980, he was commander of the Naval Electronics Systems Command and from March 1980 to his retirement in June 1985, he was commander of Naval Sea Systems Command.[2]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations (1981). Department of Defense Appropriations for …. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 44.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Holley, Joe (February 23, 2008). "Vice Adm. Earl B. Fowler, 82; Naval Sea Systems Commander". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ Halloran, Richard (August 10, 1984). "NAVY GAINS ON SHIP COST AND DELIVERY PROBLEMS". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 August 2016.