James C. Irwin

James Clarence Irwin (June 7, 1929 – March 21, 2018)^[1] was a vice admiral in the United States Coast Guard who served as Vice Commandant from 1986 to 1988. He had been commander of the 5th Coast Guard District and Chief of the Office of Reserve at Headquarters, Coast Guard.^[2] After his term as vice commandant, he served as Commander, Joint Task Force FOUR (a predecessor agency to Joint Interagency Task Force South) and Coast Guard Atlantic Area (appointed 1989) and U.S. Maritime Defense Zone Atlantic (from 1988 to 1989).^[3]

James C. Irwin
Birth name	James Clarence Irwin
Born	(1929-06-07)June 7, 1929 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.
Died	March 21, 2018(2018-03-21) (aged 88) Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
Buried	National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Coast Guard
Years of service	42 years
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands	Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard

Personal life

Irwin was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and was married to La Verne Marie Grapski.^[3]