Stansfield Turner
Stansfield Turner was an admiral in the United States Navy who served as President of the Naval War College (1972–1974), commander of the United States Second Fleet (1974–1975), and Supreme Allied Commander NATO Southern Europe (1975–1977), and was Director of Central Intelligence (1977–1981) under the Carter administration. A graduate of Exeter College, Oxford and the United States Naval Academy, Turner served for more than 30 years in the Navy, commanding warships, a carrier group, and NATO's military forces in southern Europe, among other commands.
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- Born in
- Highland Park
- Educated at
- Amherst CollegeExeter CollegeUnited States Naval Academy
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- 🏆 Legionnaire of Legion of Merit🏆 Bronze Star Medal🏆 Rhodes Scholarship
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