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admiral william j. flanagan , jr. 1967 - 1996 united states navy jessup , georgia , u.s. vietnam war 27 march 1943 admiral adm william j flanagan.jpg william j. flanagan , jr.
 william j. flanagan , jr. .
william j. flanagan , jr.

admiral william j.ohn flanagan , jr. -lrb- born march 27 , 1943 -rrb- is a retired united states navy four star admiral who served as commander in chief , u.s. atlantic fleet -lrb- cinclantflt -rrb- from 1994 to 1996 .
william john flanagan , jr. was born in 1943 to parents william j. flanagan , sr. and eleanor f. -lrb- nee corrigan -rrb- flanagan .
the flanagan household consisted of eight children : patricia mary , william john jr. , kathleen , john j. , peter a. , mary margaret , anne , and joseph m. william flanagan , sr. was a member of the massachusetts national guard .
he served in the pacific theater in world war ii as a captain in the u.s. army .
both prior to and after the war , he served in the massachusetts state police , retiring from the force in 1975 .
flanagan is married to the former barbara ann brendes and they have three daughters : kathryn , elizabeth , and margaret .
in addition to his bachelor 's degree in marine transportation , flanagan received a master 's degree in political science from the american university and earned a degree from harvard business school .
