Henry E. Eccles

Henry Effingham Eccles
Born(1898-12-31)December 31, 1898
DiedMay 14, 1986(1986-05-14) (aged 87)
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Navy
Service years1922–1952
RankRear Admiral
CommandsUSS John D. Edwards
USS Washington
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsNavy Cross
Silver Star
Bronze Lion
Legion of Merit

Henry Effingham Eccles (December 31, 1898, Bayside, New York – May 14, 1986, Needham, Massachusetts) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy and a major figure at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, from the late 1940s through the 1970s, as a thinker and writer on naval logistics and military theory.