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6th master chief petty officer of the navy 1956-1988 united states navy master chief petty officer of the navy paxton , illinois united states of america navy medal distinguished service medal legion of merit meritorious service 4 april 1937 master chief petty officer of the navy mcpon william plackett.jpg william h. plackett
 william h. plackett
william h. plackett

william h. plackett -lrb- born april 4 , 1937 -rrb- was the sixth master chief petty officer of the navy .
his first duty station was with the naval control of shipping office on bahrain in the persian gulf and earned promotion to petty officer third class .
he transferred to the staff of commander , amphibious force , u.s. atlantic fleet , embarked in uss `` mount mckinley '' -lrb- lcc-7 -rrb- in august 1959 .
following that tour , he went back to the schoolhouse for radioman `` b '' school and was assigned to representative , commander east force/naval control of shipping office .
he was there during the six-day war .
in september 1967 , just 11 years after joining the navy , he was selected as a chief petty officer .
upon completion of a tour aboard uss `` forrestal '' -lrb- cv-59 -rrb- , which included an extended ten-month deployment in the mediterranean sea , he served as an instructor at radioman `` b '' school in bainbridge , maryland .
master chief plackett was selected for the associates degree completion program in april 1971 and was advanced to senior chief while attending classes at pensacola junior college .
he graduated with honors in december 1972 and was awarded an academic scholarship at the university of west florida .
he graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of science degree in vocational education one year later .
following a second tour on the `` forrestal '' and his selection as master chief petty officer , he assumed duties as director of communications school , fleet training center , norfolk , virginia .
in 1979 , he was named command master chief for commander , training command , u.s. atlantic fleet headquarters and subsequently was selected as the first force master chief of the atlantic fleet training command in july 1981 .
in july 1982 , master chief plackett was selected as fleet master chief , commander in chief u.s. atlantic fleet where he served until his selection in july 1985 as the sixth master chief petty officer of the navy .
his personal decorations include the enlisted surface warfare specialist badge , the navy distinguished service medal , legion of merit , meritorious service medal , navy achievement medal and several unit awards .
