Patricia Ann Tracey Military person

Patricia Ann Tracey (born November 30, 1950) was the first American woman to be promoted to the rank of vice admiral. She retired as a vice admiral in 2004. She held the positions of Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET) (1996–98), Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Personnel Policy (1998–2001), and Director of Navy Staff from 2001 until the time of her retirement on October 1, 2004. At that time, she was also the all-time senior-ranking female officer in the United States military.

Personal facts

Patricia Ann Tracey
Birth dateNovember 30, 1950
Birth place
The Bronx

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Military person

allegianceUnited States of America
award
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Service Medal (US Navy)
military branch
United States Navy
military commandChief of Naval Education and Training
service start1970
service end2004

Patricia Ann Tracey on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/speeches/clark040902.txt
  2. http://www.wic.org/bio/ptracey.htm