serviceyears branch commands death_date death_place birth_place awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
1944 & ndash ; 1980 25px united states navy naval air systems command uss '' enterprise '' 8 december 1990 georgetown , south carolina holdrege , nebraska legion of merit distinguished flying cross bronze star place of burial world war ii korean war vietnam war 16 may 1922 arlington national cemetery vice admiral file : forrestsilaspetersonusn.jpg forrest s. petersen
 forrest silas petersen
forrest s. petersen

vice admiral forrest s. petersen -lrb- may 16 , 1922 - december 8 , 1990 -rrb- was a united states navy aviator and test pilot .
