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official portrait of admiral william n. small , 1983 united states navy vice allied forces southern europe chief of naval operations u.s. naval forces europe little rock , arkansas 22 february 1927 admiral adm small , william newell 2.jpeg william n. small
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william n. small

william newell small -lrb- born february 22 , 1927 -rrb- was an admiral in the united states navy .
he was vice chief of naval operations -lrb- vcno -rrb- from 1981 -- 1983 and commander in chief , u.s. naval forces europe/commander in chief , allied forces southern europe from 1983 to 1985 .
he was a naval aviator who commanded carrier strike group 3 from 1975 to 1976
