Thomas Hinman Moorer
Thomas Hinman Moorer | |
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Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, U.S. Navy | |
| Born | February 9, 1912 Mount Willing, Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | February 5, 2004 (aged 91) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Service years | 1933–1974 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Chief of Naval Operations Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic United States Atlantic Command United States Atlantic Fleet United States Pacific Fleet United States Seventh Fleet USS Salisbury Sound |
| Conflicts | World War II Vietnam War |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal (2) Navy Distinguished Service Medal (5) Army Distinguished Service Medal Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Legion of Merit Distinguished Flying Cross Gray Eagle Award |
Thomas Hinman Moorer (February 9, 1912 – February 5, 2004) was an admiral and naval aviator in the United States Navy who served as the 18th chief of Naval Operations from 1967 to 1970 and 7th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1970 to 1974. He famously accused President Lyndon B. Johnson of having covered up that the 1967 attack on the USS Liberty by Israel and claimed that it was a deliberate act. He was implicated in the Moorer-Radford Affair, having received thousands of classified documents stolen from President Richard Nixon's National Security Council.