Dick Van Orden
M. Dick Van Orden | |
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| Born | February 24, 1921 |
| Died | December 9, 2018 (aged 97) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1944–1975 |
| Rank | Rear admiral |
| Commands | Chief of Naval Research |
Merton Dick Van Orden (February 24, 1921 – December 9, 2018) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was in the class of 1945 at the United States Naval Academy, but due to World War 2 he and the rest of his class graduated in 1944.[1][2] He served as Chief of Naval Research from 1973 to his retirement in 1975. Van Orden died of cancer in 2018, aged 97.[3]
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