James F. Calvert Military person

James Francis Calvert (September 8, 1920 – June 3, 2009) served in the United States Navy, where he commanded the USS Skate, the third nuclear submarine commissioned and the second submarine to reach the North Pole, which became the first to surface at the pole. Skate surfaced at the North Pole on 17 March 1959 to commit the ashes of the famed explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins to the Arctic waste. He later served as the 46th superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.

Personal facts

James F. Calvert
Birth dateSeptember 08, 1920
Birth place
Cleveland , Ohio
Date of deathJune 03, 2009
Place of death
Pennsylvania , Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania

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allegianceUnited States of America
award
Bronze Star Medal
Silver Star
military operations
World War II
military branch
United States Navy
service start1942
service end1973

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