LYONSJ9 Posted July 9, 2020 Share #1 Posted July 9, 2020 Uniform (with Theater Made ribbons) of Rear (later Vice) Admiral William I. Martin. This incredible uniform was ordered from the prominent Hong Kong tailoring firm of “William McGee” by then US Navy Rear Admiral (and famous Naval Test Pilot) William I. Martin, who by the end of his illustrious naval career had: Achieved the rank of Vice Admiral, served as Assistant Chief of Naval Operations, as CO of the US Mediterranean (6th) Fleet, as CO of Carrier Division 19, as Chief of Naval Air Reserve trains ing, as Chief of Staff for the Atlantic Fleet, as Captain of the USS Saipan, as an advisor to the West German Bundesmarine, pioneered the art of foul weather and night time carrier based flying, helped innovate anti- Kamikaze warfare, served as commanding officer of fighter/ scout/torpedo squadron’s (VS-2), (VS-10), (VT-10), and night group 90, and served as an unofficial spokesperson for Naval Air Power during the US Air Force’s attempts to consolidate all areal units under its control. After retiring from the Navy in the early 1970’s, Martin would work as a senior board member for Northrop Grumman before totally retiring in the late 80’s, and would pass away in 1996. https://www.usni.org/press/oral-histories/martin-william Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted June 4, 2021 Share #2 Posted June 4, 2021 Beautiful uniform, well done. The rack is particularly nice, looks like a couple of stars maybe missing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYONSJ9 Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted June 4, 2021 Beautiful uniform, well done. The rack is particularly nice, looks like a couple of stars maybe missing.Thank you! And yes, some of the stars fell off before I got it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dskjl Posted June 5, 2021 Share #4 Posted June 5, 2021 Stars missing or not the custom Tai "guessing" ribbon rack is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted June 5, 2021 Share #5 Posted June 5, 2021 I agree beautiful rack and sharp coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Leonard Posted June 7, 2021 Share #6 Posted June 7, 2021 Here's Bill Martin at TacTest, NAS Patuxent, in 1948. Martin is at left, others L-R with him are Jim Davidson, Pete Bolt, Bill Leonard and Butch Davenport. Behind them, left, is a Ryan FR-2 Fireball and, right, a Grumman F8F-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYONSJ9 Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted June 15, 2021 Here's Bill Martin at TacTest, NAS Patuxent, in 1948. Martin is at left, others L-R with him are Jim Davidson, Pete Bolt, Bill Leonard and Butch Davenport. Behind them, left, is a Ryan FR-2 Fireball and, right, a Grumman F8F-1. Thank you, and thanks for the photo! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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