M. Staser Holcomb

M. Staser Holcomb (January 18, 1932 – September 8, 2021)^[1] was a vice admiral in the United States Navy.^[2] His hometown was Seattle, Washington, where he attended Roosevelt High School. He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, class of 1953.^[3][4] During his naval career he served as commander of the USS Guam (LPH-9), Carrier Strike Group One, and the United States Seventh Fleet, from September 15, 1981, to May 9, 1983. He retired in 1985. During his career he also worked in the offices of the Secretary of Defense (as Senior Military Assistant), Secretary of the Navy, and Chief of Naval Operations. From 2001 to 2006, he also served as an advisor to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Harold Brown.^[5]

M. Staser Holcomb
Born	(1932-01-18)January 18, 1932 Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Died	September 8, 2021(2021-09-08) (aged 89) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Service / branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1953–1985
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands	United States Seventh Fleet

He was married to Joanne and resided in Edmonds, Washington, before his death.^[6]

References

1. "Obituary of M. Staser Holcomb". Seattle Times Obituaries. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
2. "The Weiser family: A genealogy of the family of John Conrad Weiser, the elder (D. 1746); prepared on the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of his arrival in America, 1710-1760". 1960.
3. "United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD), Class of 1953, Page 345 of 648". E-yearbook.com. 1953-01-01. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-18. Retrieved 2014-03-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. Ricks, Thomas E. (May 20, 2001). "Rumsfeld on High Wire of Defense Reform". The Washington Post. p. A01. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
6. "Retired Edmonds naval officer to speak on security in a post-9/11 world". My Edmonds News. October 2011.

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