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January
Commodore Dudley L. Carlson relieved Kef Admiral Byron B. Newell, Jr., as Chief 01 Legislative Affairs.
Rear Admiral Byron B. Newell, Jr., was ^signed as Special Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations.
Rear Admiral Laveme S. Severance, Jr., p leved Commodore Theodore E. Lewin as Commander, Naval Base, Seattle.
, ,^ear Admiral Richard K. Fontaine, who ad been Deputy Director for Tactical/Theater Systems, C3 Systems Directorate, Joint *efs of Staff, retired 14 January.
Rear Admiral John R. Lukas, MC, who had oen Commanding Officer, Naval Regional edical Center, Pensacola, retired 1 January.
February
Rear Admiral Paul T. Gillcrist was assigned .. Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Opera- l0ns, Air Warfare, OpNav.
Commodore Denis T. Schwaab relieved ^ommodore James F. Dorsey, Jr., as Deputy 'rector, Defense Mobilization System Plan- lng Activity, Office of the Secretary of Detense> (MI&L).
Commodore Robert J. Steele relieved Commodore Dudley L. Carlson as Director, Poli- lc°/Military Policy and Current Plans Divi- Slon. OpNav.
Rear Admiral Morton E. Toole was as- 'gned as Commander, Service Group Two.
March
Commodore James F. Dorsey, Jr., relieved ear Admiral Kendall E. Moranville as Comber, Carrier Group Four.
Commodore Leon A. Edney relieved Rear miral Paul F. McCarthy, Jr., as Com- ander, Carrier Group One.
. ^ear Admiral Roger D. Johnson was as- 'gned as Commandant, Defense Systems Management College.
Commodore Theodore E. Lewin relieved °mrnodore Guy H. Curtis, III as Director, rategic Submarine Division and Trident Program Coordinator, OpNav.
II °ear Admiral Edward K. Walker, SC, re- cpVed Rear Admiral Andrew A. Giordano,
P ’ as Commander, Naval Supply Systems °mmand. Admiral Giordano retired 1 June.
April
Commodore David W. Cockfield relieved ear Admiral Charles F. Home III as Com- ander, Mine Warfare Command, k ^ear Admiral Paul W. Dillingham who had j^een Deputy Director for Plans and Policy, ational Security Agency, retired 1 April, i. Commodore Richard D. Friichtenicht re- l^evcd Rear Admiral Roger D. Johnson as eputy Commander for Plans and Policy, aval Air Systems Command.
Rear Admiral Charles F. Home, III relieved Rear Admiral Frederick W. Kelley as Commander, Naval Forces, Korea. Admiral Kelley retired 1 November.
Rear Admiral John V. Josephson was recalled to active duty as Director, Naval Council of Personnel Boards.
Commodore Charles R. McGrail, Jr., was assigned as Director, Aviation Manpower and Training Division, OpNav.
Commodore Daniel W. McKinnon, Jr., SC, relieved Rear Admiral Bruno A. Pomponio, SC, as Vice Commander, Naval Supply Systems Command.
Rear Admiral Kendall E. Moranville was assigned as Director, Aviation Plans and Requirements Division, OpNav.
Commodore Robert A. Phillips, SC, relieved Rear Admiral Edward K. Walker, Jr., SC, as Assistant Comptroller, Financial Management Systems, Comptroller of the Navy.
Rear Admiral Bruno A. Pomponio, SC, was assigned as Deputy Director, Defense Logistics Agency.
Commodore James B. Whittaker, SC, relieved Commodore Daniel W. McKinnon, Jr.. SC, as Assistant Commander for Inventory and Systems Integrity, Naval Supply Systems Command.
Rear Admiral Joseph B. Wilkinson, Jr., was assigned as Vice Commander, Naval Air Systems Command. His predecessor, Rear Admiral Lawrence C. Chambers, retired 1 March.
May
Rear Admiral Ralph G. Bird, who was Deputy Chief of Naval Material, Logistics, Naval Material Command, retired 1 May.
Rear Admiral Thomas F. Brown III relieved Rear Admiral Joseph J. Barth as Director, Strike and Amphibious Warfare Division, OpNav. Admiral Barth retired 1 July.
Commodore Thomas R. Fox relieved Rear Admiral Pauline M. Hartington as Commander, Naval Training Center, Orlando. Admiral Hartington retired 1 June.
Rear Admiral Paul F. McCarthy, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral Thomas F. Brown III as Commander, Carrier Group Five, Commander, Carrier Strike Force Seventh Fleet.
Commodore Ralph W. West, Jr., was assigned as Deputy Director, National Military Command Center. J-3, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
June
Rear Admiral John R. Batzler relieved Rear Admiral Edwin R. Kohn as Commander, Carrier Group Three.
Commodore James D. Cossey relieved Commodore Stewart A. Ring as Director, East Asia and Pacific Region, ISC (ISA).
Rear Admiral Huntington Hardisty was promoted to Vice Admiral and assigned as Director, J-3, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Commodore Jerome L. Johnson relieved Rear Admiral Ronald F. Marryott as Director,
Strategy Plans and Policy Division, OpNav.
Commodore Thomas J. Johnson relieved Commodore Jerome L. Johnson as Deputy Director, Strategy Plans and Policy Division, OpNav.
Commodore Robert E. Klee relieved Commodore Burnham C. McCaffree, Jr., as Director, Mobile Logistic Support Force. Amphibious Mine and Special Warfare Division. OpNav.
Commodore Burnham C. McCaffree, Jr., relieved Commodore Robert E. Klee as Commander. Amphibious Group One.
Commodore Oakley E. Osborn relieved Commodore Daniel J. Wolkensdorfer as Commander, Patrol Wings, U. S. Pacific Fleet.
Commodore Richard F. Pittenger relieved Rear Admiral William C. Neel as Chief of Staff, U. S. Naval Forces, Europe. Admiral Neel retired 1 July.
Rear Admiral David G. Ramsey was assigned Defense and Naval Attache to China.
Commodore Rodney K. Squibb, SC, relieved Commodore John H. Ruehlin. SC, as Commanding Officer, Naval Aviation Supply Office, Philadelphia.
Commodore Daniel J. Wolkensdorfer relieved Rear Admiral Richard A. Martini as Director, Antisubmarine Warfare Division, OpNav. Admiral Martini retired 1 September.
July
Commodore John W. Adams relieved Commodore John S. Disher as Commandant, Naval District, Washington.
Commodore Lewis E. Angelo, MSC, relieved Commodore Mary J. Nielubowicz, NC, as Deputy Commander for Personnel Management, Naval Medical Command.
Commodore Robert P. Caudill, MC, was assigned as Commander, Naval Medical Command, Mid-Atlantic Region.
Commodore Francis R. Donovan relieved Commodore Charles H. Brickell, Jr., as Deputy Director, National Military Command Center, J-3, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Vice Admiral Eugene A. Grinstead, Jr., SC, Director, Defense Logistics Agency, retired 1 July.
Commodore David E. Jeremiah relieved Rear Admiral Richard C. Berry as Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Eight.
Commodore Frederick G. Kelley, CEC, relieved Rear Admiral John P. Jones, Jr., CEC, as Vice Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command.
Rear Admiral Edwin R. Kohn, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral Dickinson M. Smith as Commander, U. S. Naval Facility, Subic Bay, RP.
Rear Admiral Ronald F. Marryott relieved Rear Admiral Huntington Hardisty as Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Plans, Policy and Operations, OpNav.
Commodore John W. Koenig relieved Commodore John R. Wilson, Jr., as Director for
Logistics and Security Assistance, J-4, CinC- Pac.
Commodore Mary J. Nielubowicz, NC, relieved Commodore James J. Quinn, MC, as Deputy Commander for Health Care Operations, Naval Medical Command.
Commodore James J. Quinn, MC, relieved Commodore Richard G. Shaffer, MC, as Vice Commander, Naval Medical Command.
Commodore Stewart A. Ring relieved Rear Admiral Robert E. Kirksey as Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans, Commander in Chief, Pacific.
Commodore John H. Ruehlin, SC, was assigned as Commander, Defense Personnel Support Center, Philadelphia.
Rear Admiral Dickinson M. Smith relieved Rear Admiral Richard L. Thompson as Chief of Staff, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic.
Commodore William O. Studeman relieved Rear Admiral Ronald J. Kurth as Director, Long Range Planning Group, OpNav.
Commodore John H. Kirkpatrick relieved Rear Admiral Charles J. Moore as Commander, Naval Air Logistics Center, Patuxent River, Maryland.
Rear Admiral Robert E. Kirksey (promoted to Vice Admiral) relieved Vice Admiral Gordon R. Nagler as Director, Command and Control, OpNav. Admiral Nagler retired 1 August.
Commodore John R. Wilson, Jr., was assigned as Commander. Pacific Missile Test Center, Point Mugu. His predecessor, Rear Admiral Joseph B. Wilkinson, Jr., had been reassigned in April.
August
Rear Admiral Richard C. Berry relieved Rear Admiral James S. Elfelt as Director, J-3, Commander in Chief, U. S. Naval Forces, Europe. Admiral Elfelt retired 1 September.
Rear Admiral Peter B. Booth relieved Rear Admiral Charles B. Hunter as Chief of Staff. U. S. Readiness Command and Joint Deployment Agency. Admiral Hunter retired 1 October.
Commodore Stanley E. Bump relieved Commodore Henry F. Boyle as Assistant Vice Chief of Naval Operations/Director of Naval Administration, OpNav.
.Commodore Edward W. Clexton, Jr., was assigned as Director, Total Force and Fleet Operations Division, OpNav.
Commodore Michael C. Colley relieved Rear Admiral Paul J. Mulloy as Director, Human Resources Management Division, OpNav. Admiral Mulloy retired 1 September.
Rear Admiral Quintous E. Crews, Jr., MC, relieved Rear Admiral Robert C. Elliott, MC, as Commander, Naval Medical Command, Northwest Region.
Commodore John S. Disher relieved Rear Admiral Peter B. Booth as Chief of Naval Air Training.
Commodore Richard F. Donnelly relieved Rear Admiral Warren C. Hamm, Jr., as Vice Commander, Military Sealift Command.
Commodore John M. Kersh relieved Rear Admiral Warren E. Aut as Commander, Field Command, Defense Nuclear Agency.
Commodore Robert W. Koch, DC, relieved
Commodore Henry J. Sazima, DC, as Director, Resource Division, OpNav.
Rear Admiral Ronald J. Kurth was assigned to the U. S. Army Language Institute, Gar- misch, Germany.
Commodore Roger L. Rich, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral Lee L. Levenson as Commander, Antisubmarine Warfare Wing, U. S. Pacific Fleet. Admiral Levenson retired 1 September.
Commodore Henry H. Sazima, DC, relieved Commodore Lewis E. Angelo, MSC, as Deputy Commander, Readiness and Logistics, Naval Medical Command.
Commodore Henry J. T. Sears, MC, relieved Rear Admiral Carlton J. McLeod, DC, as Director, Health Care Operations, OpNav. Admiral McLeod retired 1 November.
Commodore Richard G. Shaffer, DC, relieved Rear Admiral Quintous E. Crews, MC, as Commander, Naval Medical Command, National Capital Region.
Commodore Grant A. Sharp relieved Rear Admiral William F. McCauley as Director, Program Resource Appraisal Division, OpNav.
Commodore James K. Summitt, MC, relieved Rear Admiral Roger F. Milnes, MC, as Deputy Commander, Fleet Readiness and Supply, Naval Medical Command. Admiral Milnes retired 1 October.
Commodore Jeremy D. Taylor was assigned as Special Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations.
Commodore Robert L. Toney was assigned as Deputy Commander, Naval Surface Force, U. S. Pacific Fleet.
Rear Admiral Jerry O. Tuttle relieved Rear Admiral Henry C. Mustin as Naval Inspector General, OpNav.
Rear Admiral William A. Gureck who was Deputy Director, Command and Control, OpNav, retired 1 August.
Rear Admiral Byron B. Newell, Jr., who was Special Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations, retired 1 August.
September
Rear Admiral Warren E. Aut relieved Rear Admiral Benjamin T. Hacker as Commander, Fleet Air Mediterranean.
Rear Admiral John A. Baldwin was assigned as Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Commander in Chief, U. S. Pacific Fleet.
Commodore Charles H. Brickell, Jr., relieved Commodore Wendell N. Johnson as Director, Undersea and Strategic Warfare/ Nuclear Energy Development Division, OpNav.
Commodore Hugh D. Campbell, JAGC, was assigned as Assistant Judge Advocate General of the Navy.
Commodore Norman D. Campbell was assigned as Commander, Naval Training Center, San Diego.
Rear Admiral Robert C. Elliott, MC, relieved Rear Admiral Almon C. Wilson, MC, as Deputy Director, Naval Medicine, OpNav. Admiral Wilson retired 1 November.
Commodore Richard C. Gentz was assigned as Program Director, Tactical Aircraft, Naval Air Systems Command.
Commodore Roger B. Horne was assigned as Assistant Deputy Commander for Ship Design, Naval Sea Systems Command.
Rear Admiral Jonathan T. Howe relieved Rear Admiral John A. Baldwin, Jr., as Commander, Cruiser Destroyer Group Three.
Rear Admiral John P. Jones, Jr., CEC, relieved Rear Admiral William M. Zobel, CEC, as Commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Command and Chief of Civil Engineers of the Navy. Admiral Zobel retired 1 October.
Commodore Stephen F. Loftus was assigned as Comptroller. Naval Sea Systems Command. .
Rear Admiral William F. McCauley, Pr0" moted to Vice Admiral, relieved Vice Admiral Edward S. Briggs as Commander, Naval Surface Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet. Admiral Briggs retired 1 October.
Rear Admiral Henry C. Mustin was promoted to Vice Admiral and relieved Vice Admiral Joseph Metcalf III as Commander, Second Fleet.
Vice Admiral Joseph Metcalf III relieved Vice Admiral Robert L. Walters as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Surface Warfare, OpNav. Admiral Walters retired 1 October.
Rear Admiral Charles J. Moore relieved Rear Admiral Allen D. Williams as Director, Naval Aviation Maintenance Program Division, OpNav. Admiral Williams retired 1 October.
Commodore James G. Reynolds relieved Commodore Ronald M. Eytchison as Director, Attack Submarine Division, OpNav.
Commodore James M. G. Seely relieved Commodore William D. Zirbel as Commander, Medium Attack Tactical Electronic Warfare Wing, U. S. Pacific Fleet.
Rear Admiral Richard L. Thompson was assigned as Deputy Chief of Naval Material, Logistics.
Commodore William D. Zirbel relieved Rear Admiral Paul D. Tomb as Deputy Director for Unified and Specified Commands, C Support, Joint Chiefs of Staff. Admiral Tomb retired 1 October.
Rear Admiral Richard C. Avrit who was Director, Logistics Plans Division, OpNav.• retired 1 September.
October
Commodore Henry F. Boyle relieved Rear Admiral Conrad J. Rorie as Commander, Naval Surface Group, Mid-Pacific. Admiral Rorie retired 1 November.
Rear Admiral Thomas E. Flynn, JAGC. relieved Rear Admiral James J. McHugh, JAGC as Judge Advocate General of the Navy. Admiral McHugh retired 1 November.
Rear Admiral Benjamin T. Hacker relieved Commodore Don G. Primeau as Director. Total Force Planning and Training Division, OpNav.
Rear Admiral Warren C. Hamm was assigned to the Foreign Service Institute, Arlington, Virginia.
Commodore Raymond P. Ilg was assigned as Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations. PlanS and Intelligence, Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic.
Commodore Wendell N. Johnson relieved Rear Admiral Stanley J. Anderson as Director, Logistics Plans Division, OpNav.
Commodore Robert S. Owens relieved Rear nnral Jerry O. Tuttle as Commander, Car- ner Group Two.
Commodore Don G. Primeau relieved Com- 0 ore David W. Cockfield as Commander, aval Base, Charleston.
Rear Admiral Richard L. Slater, JAGC, re- •eved Rear Admiral Thomas E. Flynn as Dep- y Judge Advocate General of the Navy.
ommodore Gary F. Wheatley relieved ommodore Robert S. Owens as Deputy Chief taff, Operations, Command and Control,
mmander in Chief, U. S. Atlantic Fleet. Rear Admiral Duncan P. McGillivary, SC, 0 was Assistant Director, Office of Telecommunications and Information Systems, e ense Logistics Agency, retired 1 October.
ear Admiral Harold L. Young relieved ear Admiral James K. Nunneley as Director, •Ps Maintenance and Modernization Division, OpNav. Admiral Nunneley retired 1 September.
November
Commodore Lowell J. Holloway relieved Rear Admiral John D. Beecher as Assistant Deputy Commander for Surface Warfare and Antiair Warfare Systems, Naval Sea Systems Command. Admiral Beecher retired 1 December.
Commodore Richard G. Shaffer, DC, was assigned Commander, Naval Medical Command, National Capital Region, Chief of the Dental Division and Chief of the Dental Corps.
Rear Admiral Francis N. Smith, USNR. was recalled to active duty and assigned as Deputy Director, Naval Reserve, OpNav.
Rear Admiral Howard Roop, USNR, who was Deputy Director, Naval Reserve, OpNav,
retired 1 November.
December
Rear Admiral John A. Baldwin. Jr., relieved Rear Admiral Walter L. Chatham as Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, U. S. Pacific Fleet.
Rear Admiral Walter L. Chatham relieved Rear Admiral Paul F. McCarthy, Jr., as Commander. Carrier Group Five.
Rear Admiral John M. Poindexter was promoted to Vice Admiral in his present position as Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs.
Commodore Leslie N. Palmer, who had been Commandant of Midshipmen, U. S. Naval Academy, died 24 December.
Commodore Raymond G. Zeller relieved Commodore David E. Jeremiah as Executive Assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations.
Marine Corps General Reassignments in 1984
R’igadier General Robert R. Porter relieved
ngadier General Edwin J. Godfrey as Commanding General, 3d Force Service Support q °UP> Reet Marine Force. Brigadier General frey was frocked to the grade of major Glneral and relieved Major General Harold G. I asgow as Director, Operations Division, eadquarters Marine Corps.
^ Major General Ronald K. Nelson, USMCR, as frocked to that grade. tjrr'8a(ber General Eugene B. Russell re-
February
Rfigadier General Hugh T. Kerr relieved ■ aJ”r General Wesley H. Rice as Command- jyj” General, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Ree®°’.ant^ Commanding General, Western eruiting Region. Major General Rice was ss,gned as Director, Joint Special Operations gency, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
March
q Major Generals John I. Hudson and William ■ Carson, Jr., were frocked to that grade.
April
g Readier General Ray M. Franklin relieved ngadier General Eugene B. Russell as Dep- F Chief of Staff for Research, Development, Studies, Headquarters Marine Corps, g. r'gadier General Joseph P. Hoar was Qecked to that grade and relieved Brigadier ueral Jim R. Joy as Assistant Division °mmander, 2d Marine Division, Fleet Ma- riI>e Force.
Cr Readier General Frederick E. Sisley was °cked to that grade and ordered to the U. S. Ur°pean Command.
May
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Brigadier General Donald L. Humphrey relieved Brigadier General Edmund P. Looney, Jr., as Commanding General, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow.
Brigadier General James D. Beans was frocked to that grade and relieved Brigadier General John H. Gary III, as Assistant Division Commander. 3d Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force.
Brigadier General Jim R. Joy relieved Brigadier General Michael K. Sheridan as Deputy Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, and Deputy Commanding General, Eastern Recruiting Region.
Brigadier General Jerome G. Cooper, USMCR, was frocked to that grade and assigned the mobilization billet of Deputy Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, and Deputy Commanding General, Eastern Recruiting Region.
June
Brigadier General Richard A. Gustafson relieved Major General Joseph J. Went as Deputy Commander, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific. Major General Went relieved Major General Stephen G. Olmstead as Deputy Chief of Staff for Reserve Affairs, Headquarters Marine Corps.
Major General Harold G. Glasgow relieved Major General Robert E. Haebel as Commanding General, III Marine Amphibious Force and Commanding General, 3d Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force.
Brigadier General Frederick E. Sisley relieved Brigadier General Ernest T. Cook as Deputy Director, J-3, U. S. European Command. Brigadier General Cook relieved Major General James L. Day as Deputy Chief of Staff for Training, HQMC.
Major General John J. Salesses, USMCR, came on active duty and relieved Major General Roy E. Moss as Commanding General, 4th Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. Major General Moss relieved Brigadier General Walter D. Fillmore as Deputy Chief of Staff, U. S. Atlantic Command.
Brigadier General Michael K. Sheridan relieved Brigadier General Louis H. Buehl III, as Director, Facilities and Services Division, Headquarters Marine Corps. Brigadier General Buehl relieved Major General Donald J. Fulham as Commanding General, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune.
Brigadier General Edmund P. Looney, Jr., relieved Brigadier General Robert F. Milligan as Commanding General, 6th Marine Amphibious Brigade, Fleet Marine Force. Brigadier General Milligan relieved Brigadier General Joseph E. Hopkins as Deputy for Development and Director, Development Center, Marine Corps Development and Education Command.
Brigadier General John H. Gary III, was assigned as Commander, Forward Headquarters Element, U. S. Central Command.
Brigadier General Carl E. Mundy, Jr., relieved Brigadier General Norman H. Smith as Commanding General, 4th Marine Amphibious Brigade, Fleet Marine Force, and Commanding General, Landing Force Training Command, Atlantic.
Brigadier General Donald E. P. Miller was frocked to that grade and assigned as Director, Public Affairs Division, Headquarters Marine Corps.
July
Lieutenant General George B. Crist was frocked to that grade and assigned as Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff, Headquarters
Marine Corps.
Major General Stephen G. Olmstead relieved Major General James J. McMonagle as Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, and Commanding General, Eastern Recruiting Region. Major General McMonagle relieved Major General Dennis J. Murphy as Director, Personnel Management Division, and Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, HQMC.
Major General Robert E. Haebel relieved Major General Anthony Lukeman as Commanding General, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton. Major General Lukeman relieved Brigadier General Hugh T. Kerr as Commanding General, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, and Commanding General, Western Recruiting Region. Brigadier General Kerr was reassigned as Deputy CG.
Major General James L. Day relieved Major General John Phillips as Commanding General, Camp Smedley D. Butler, and Deputy Commander, Marine Corps Bases, Pacific (Forward).
Brigadier General William A. Bloomer relieved Major General Richard M. Cooke as Commander, Marine Corps Air Bases, Western Area, and Commanding General, Marine Corps Air Station, El Toro.
Major General Donald J. Fulham relieved Brigadier General Charles H. Pitman as Assistant Chief of Staff, C-5, Republic of Korea/ U. S. Combined Forces Command and Assistant Chief of Staff, J-5, U. S. Forces, Korea.
Brigadier Generals Joseph E. Hopkins and Walter D. Fillmore retired.
Brigadier General Norman H. Smith was assigned as Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, Allied Forces, Northern Europe.
Brigadier General Royal N. Moore, Jr., was frocked to that grade and ordered to the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force.
August
Major General Dennis J. Murphy relieved Major General Alfred M. Gray, Jr., as Commanding General, 2d Marine Division, Fleet Marine Force. Major General Gray was frocked to the grade of lieutenant general and relieved Lieutenant General John H. Miller as Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic, and Commanding General, II Marine Amphibious Force, Fleet Marine Force.
Major General Richard M. Cooke relieved Major General Keith A. Smith as Commanding General, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force. Major General Smith relieved Lieutenant General William H. Fitch as Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation, Headquarters Marine Corps, and Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Marine Aviation) and Director, Marine Aviation Department, Office of the Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air Warfare).
Major General John Phillips relieved Major General David B. Barker as Chief of Staff, U. S. Forces, Japan.
Brigadier General John J. Krasovich, USMCR, retired.
Brigadier General Charles H. Pitman was assigned as Assistant Wing Commander, 3d
Marine Aircraft Wing, Fleet Marine Force.
Brigadier General Royal N. Moore, Jr., relieved Brigadier General George H. Leach as Assistant Wing Commander, 2d Marine Aircraft Wing. Fleet Marine Force.
September
Lieutenant Generals John H. Miller and William H. Fitch and Major General Jack M- Frisbie, USMCR, retired.
Lieutenant General George B. Crist relieved Lieutenant General Harold A. Hatch as Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics, Headquarters Marine Corps, and Quartermaster General of the Marine Corps.
Lieutenant General Keith A. Smith was promoted to that grade.
Major General David B. Barker relieved Major General John J Salesses, USMCR. as Commanding General, 4th Marine Division- Major General Salesses returned to inactive duty.
Brigadier General George H. Leach relieved Major General Richard A. Kuci as Commander, Marine Corps Air Bases, Eastern Area, and Commanding General, Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point.
October
Lieutenant General Harold A. Hatch and Major General Richard A. Kuci retired.
December
Lieutenant General David M. Twomey was promoted to that grade. Major General Leo J- LeBlanc, Jr., retired.
Coast Guard Flag Reassignments in 1984
February
Rear Admiral Robert S. Lucas relieved Rear Admiral Richard J. Knapp as Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard District, Juneau. Admiral Knapp retired on I March.
Rear Admiral Kenneth G. Wiman relieved Rear Admiral Robert S. Lucas as Chief, Office of Engineering.
June
Vice Admiral Paul A. Yost, Jr., was promoted to that rank and relieved Vice Admiral Wayne E. Caldwell as Commander, Atlantic Area; Commander, Third Coast Guard District. New York. Admiral Caldwell retired 1 July.
Rear Admiral Donald C. Thompson relieved Vice Admiral Paul A. Yost as Chief of Staff.
Rear Admiral Henry H. Bell relieved Rear
Admiral Richard P. Cueroni as Chief, Office of Personnel.
Rear Admiral Richard P. Cueroni relieved Rear Admiral Donald C. Thompson as Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District, Miami.
Rear Admiral Bobby F. Hollingsworth relieved Rear Admiral Sidney B. Vaughn, Jr., as Commander, Second Coast Guard District, St. Louis. Admiral Vaughn retired 1 July.
Rear Admiral Joseph A. McDonough, Jr., relieved Rear Admiral James C. Irwin as Chief, Office of Readiness and Reserve.
Rear Admiral Arnold M. Danielsen relieved Rear Admiral Henry H. Bell as Commander, Ninth Coast Guard District, Cleveland.
July
Vice Admiral James D. Costello relieved Vice Admiral Charles E. Larkin as Commander, Pacific Area; Commander, Twelfth Coast Guard District, San Francisco. Admiral Larkin retired 1 August.
Rear Admiral James C. Irwin relieved Rear Admiral John D. Costello as Commander. Fifth Coast Guard District, Portsmouth.
Commodore Howard B. Thorsen relieved Rear Admiral Kenneth G. Wiman as Chief. Office of Research and Development.
August
Commodore Alan D. Breed relieved Rear Admiral Joseph A. McDonough as Chief, Office of Boating, Public and Consumer Affairs- Commodore John W. Kime relieved Reaf Admiral Bobby F. Hollingsworth as Chief. Office of Marine Environment and Systems.