Joseph D. Stewart

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Joseph D. Stewart
born July 9, 1942
Major General Stewart, USMC
Place of birth	Baltimore, Maryland
Allegiance	USMC
Years of service	1964-1998 (USMC)
Rank	Major General (USMC)
Commands	Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics
Battles/wars	Vietnam War
Awards	Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit
Other work	US Merchant Marine Academy

Joseph D. Stewart (born July 9, 1942) is a retired United States Marine Corps major general, who after his retirement from the Marine Corps, was appointed as Superintendent of the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) on August 1, 1998.

1 Superintendent of the US Merchant Marine Academy
2 Marine Corps career
3 Military awards
4 Dates of rank
- 4.1 Marine Corps
- 4.2 Merchant Marine
5 References

[edit] Superintendent of the US Merchant Marine Academy

VAdm Stewart, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

The ninth person to hold this post since the institution’s dedication in 1943, Vice Admiral Stewart heads a federal academy with a student body of some 920 midshipmen and a waterfront campus covering more than eighty acres. The Academy, operated by the United States Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration, is located at Kings Point, New York. It is one of the nation’s prime sources of licensed merchant marine officers and is renowned for its maritime education and training programs.

Vice Admiral Stewart earned a Master's degree in Operational Research from the U. S. Naval Postgraduate School, and a Master’s degree in Management from Salve Regina College and the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island.

[edit] Marine Corps career

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Stewart graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1964 and entered the Marine Corps as a second lieutenant. During his thirty-four-year Marine Corps career, he served in a variety of command and staff positions. He has commanded a tank company, a supply battalion, and a defense distribution depot. As a major general, he served as Commander, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Georgia. He has also served as an instructor and athletic coach at the Naval Academy. Stewart served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Installations and Logistics at the U.S. Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, DC

He held the rank of major general, and retired from the Marine Corps in 1998 and soon after assumed the duties as the Academy Superintendent.