caption serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place allegiance awards name battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title birth_name
admiral william fechteler , usn 1916 -- 1956 united states navy 1864 23px chief -rrb- '' perry '' -lrb- dd-340 -rrb- seventh fleet 's of amphibious group 8 commander in chief , atlantic and u.s. naval atlantic fleet operations '' indiana '' -lrb- bb-58 4 july 1967 bethesda naval hospital , bethesda , maryland , u.s. san rafael , california , u.s. united states of america 1912 navy service medal legion of merit distinguished service medal -lrb- 2 -rrb- army distinguished william fechteler world war i world war ii korean war 6 march 1896 arlington national cemetery 40px admiral william fechteler.jpg william fechteler
 william morrow fechteler
william fechteler

william morrow fechteler -lrb- march 6 , 1896 -- july 4 , 1967 -rrb- was an admiral in the united states navy who served as chief of naval operations during the eisenhower administration .
he was the son of rear admiral augustus f. fechteler .
