Lawrence Heyworth Jr.

This article is about the US naval officer. For the UK Member of Parliament, see Lawrence Heyworth (MP).

Lawrence Heyworth Jr. (February 10, 1921 – May 4, 2003) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, from June 22 to July 20, 1968.^[1] He was a 1943 graduate of the Naval Academy. He was one of the 32 finalists for NASA Astronaut Group 1 in 1959, but ultimately was not selected.^[2] His grandson is Lieutenant Commander Lawrence Heyworth IV, who served as commanding officer of USS Sentry from December 2015 to April 2017.^[3]

Lawrence Heyworth Jr.
Born	(1921-02-10)February 10, 1921 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	May 4, 2003(2003-05-04) (aged 82) Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1942–1973
Rank	Rear admiral
Commands	Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy
Battles / wars	World War II
Awards	Legion of Merit Navy and Marine Corps Medal Bronze Star Medal (2) Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal

References

1. Burgess, Colin (17 August 2011). Selecting the Mercury Seven: The Search for America's First Astronauts. ISBN 9781441984050.
2. Burgess, Colin (2011). Selecting the Mercury Seven: The Search for America's First Astronauts. Chichester, UK: Springer Science+Business Media. pp. 117–123. ISBN 978-1-4419-8404-3.
3. "LCDR Lawrence Heyworth IV". www.public.navy.mil. Retrieved 2018-01-12.