Admiral Thomas Hinman Moorer, USN (Ret.)
Chief of Naval Operations Change of Command Ceremony
1 August 1967
CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY
THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
Tuesday, 1 August 1967
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
ANNAPOLIS-MARYLAND
Welcome!
Guests are requested to …
Stand during the National Anthem, the invocation, and for honors
Guests in uniform are requested to ….
Stand at attention (uncovered) during honors---
Only the Platform Guests (covered)
will render the hand salute.
RECEPTION FOLLOWING CEREMONY
DAHLGREN HALL
Admiral and Mrs. Moore will receive guests in
Dahlgren Hall for a period of forty-five minutes.
Program of Events
| 0945-1020 |
Music by the U.S. Naval Academy Band. |
| 1020 | Platform guests take seats on platform |
| 1025 |
Honorable Paul H. Nitze, Deputy Secretary of Defense, arrives, Honors outside the Field House |
| 1029 |
Ceremonial party arrives on platform:
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| 1030 |
Invocation by Rear Admiral J. W. Kelly, Chief of Chaplains, U. S. Navy |
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Chiefs of Naval Operations
Since Establishment of the Office on 11 May 1915 |
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Admiral William S. Benson
11 May 1915 - 25 Sep. 1919 |
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
15 Dec. 1945 - 15 Dec. 1947 |
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Admiral Robert E. Coontz
1 Nov. 1919 - 21 Jul. 1923 |
Admiral Louis E. Denfeld
15 Dec. 1947 - 2 Nov. 1949 |
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Admiral Edward W. Eberle
21 Jul. 1923 - 14 Nov. 1927 |
Admiral Forrest P. Sherman |
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Admiral Charles F. Hughes
14 Nov. 1927 - 17 Sep. 1930 |
Admiral William M. Fechteler
16 Aug. 1951 - 17 Aug. 1953 |
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Admiral William V. Pratt
17 Sep. 1930 - 30 Jun 1933 |
Admiral Robert B. Carney
17 Aug. 1953 - 17 Aug. 1955 |
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Admiral William H. Standley
1 Jul. 1933 - 1 Jan. 1937 |
Admiral Arleigh A. Burke
17 Aug. 1955 - 1 Aug. 1961 |
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Admiral William D. Leahy
2 Jan. 1937 - 1 Aug. 1939 |
Admiral George W. Anderson |
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Admiral Harold R. Stark
1 Aug. 1939 - 26 Mar. 1942 |
Admiral David L. McDonald |
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Admiral Ernest J. King
26 Mar. 1942 - 15 Dec. 1945 |
Admiral Thomas H. Moorer |