David E. Jeremiah

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David E. Jeremiah
Admiral David E. Jeremiah USN
Born	(1934-02-25)February 25, 1934 Portland, Oregon
Died	October 7, 2013(2013-10-07) (aged 79) Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1956-1994
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	(acting) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff United States Pacific Fleet Task Force 60
Battles/wars	Vietnam War Operation El Dorado Canyon
Other work	investment banking President, Technology Strategies & Alliances Corporation

David Elmer Jeremiah, (February 25, 1934 – October 7, 2013) was a United States Navy Admiral, who served as Vice Chairman and also Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. After his retirement from the Navy in February 1994, he worked in the field of investment banking. He served as partner and president of Technology Strategies & Alliances Corporation, a strategic advisory and investment banking firm engaged primarily in the aerospace, defense, telecommunications, and electronics industries. During his military career Jeremiah earned a reputation as an authority on strategic planning, financial management and the policy implications of advanced technology.

Naval career

Jeremiah served four years as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Generals Colin L. Powell and John M. Shalikashvili. He was a key player for both Chairmen in the transition to a post-Cold War military. Jeremiah was also the Commander in Chief of the United States Pacific Fleet from 1987 to 1991.

He commanded a task force, battle group and destroyer squadron in earlier tours in the Mediterranean. In October 1985 he directed the attempt to capture the hijackers of the MS Achille Lauro and in April 1986 led combat operations against Libya in the Gulf of Sidra. He served as commanding officer of the USS Preble (DDG-46) from 1974-1976.^[1] Ashore, Jeremiah served as Director, Navy Program Planning and in financial planning positions on the staffs of the Secretary of Defense and Chief of Naval Operations.

Decorations

Jeremiah received numerous U.S. and foreign decorations and awards, including the Presidential Citizens Medal presented by George H.W. Bush for the Gulf War; the Defense Distinguished Service Medal; five Navy Distinguished Service Medals; Army, Air Force, and Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medals; Legion of Merit with gold star; two Meritorious Service Medals, the Navy Achievement Medal with Valor device; the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (Japan); Kingdom of Thailand Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand; the Republic of Korea Order of National Security Merit (Tongil and Samil) Medal; the Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm. Jeremiah was also appointed an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (Military Division), the first foreign appointment to the order's Military Division^{[citation needed]}, and he received the University of Oregon Pioneer Award for Distinguished Graduates.

Organizational affiliations

Jeremiah was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wackenhut Services, Inc. and served on the Boards of Directors for Geobiotics, LLC, Todd Shipyards Corporation, ManTech International Corporation and the Board of Trustees for MITRE Corporation and In-Q-Tel and advisory boards for Northrop Grumman Corporation and the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs.

In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Jeremiah served as a member of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board, the George Bush Presidential Library Advisory Council and a National Reconnaissance Office Advisory Panel.

Education

Jeremiah earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Oregon and a master's degree in Financial Management from George Washington University. He completed the Program for Management Development at Harvard University.

Death

He died in 2013, aged 79.^[2]

References

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A list of U.S. Pacific Fleet Commanders
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U.S. Dpt. of State |American Embassy |Canberra Australia |Admiral David E. Jeremiah AO, U.S.N. (Retired) Named Presidential Representative to the 60th Anniversary Ceremonies of the Battle of Coral Sea
Board of Trustees |Admiral David E. Jeremiah
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Joint Chiefs of Staff official site

Military offices
Preceded by Gen. Robert T. Herres	Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1990—1994	Succeeded by Adm. William Owens
Preceded by Colin Powell	Acting Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff October 1993	Succeeded by John M. Shalikashvili

v t e Vice Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States

	Herres Jeremiah Owens Ralston Myers Pace Giambastiani Cartwright Winnefeld

v t e Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

	Bradley Radford Twining Lemnitzer Taylor Wheeler Moorer Brown Jones Vessey Crowe Powell Jeremiah (acting) Shalikashvili Shelton Myers Pace Mullen Dempsey

Persondata
Name	Jeremiah, David Elmer
Alternative names
Short description	United States admiral
Date of birth	February 25, 1934
Place of birth	Portland, Oregon
Date of death	October 7, 2013
Place of death

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 38946750 LCCN: no93012947

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