Dick Van Orden

Merton Dick Van Orden (February 24, 1921 – December 9, 2018) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. He was in the class of 1945 at the United States Naval Academy, but due to World War 2 he and the rest of his class graduated in 1944.^[1][2] He served as Chief of Naval Research from 1973 to his retirement in 1975. Van Orden died of cancer in 2018, aged 97.^[3]

M. Dick Van Orden
Born	(1921-02-24)February 24, 1921 Austin, Texas, U.S.
Died	December 9, 2018(2018-12-09) (aged 97) Arlington, Virginia, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1944–1975
Rank	Rear admiral
Commands	Chief of Naval Research