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James D. Watkins

Chief of U.S. Naval operations (1982–86), 6th U.S. Secretary of Energy (1989–93)
Person human Q976990

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
March 7, 1927
Date of death
July 26, 2012
Place of birth
Alhambra
Place of death
Alexandria
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
military officer, naval officer
Position held
United States Secretary of Energy, Chief of Naval Operations, Vice Chief of Naval Operations[9][10][11]
Educated at
United States Naval Academy, The Webb Schools, Naval Postgraduate School[12][13][14]
Member of political party
Republican Party[20]
Award received
Bronze Star Medal, Legionnaire of Legion of Merit, World War II Victory Medal, James Cardinal Gibbons Medal[15][16][17][18]
Family name
Watkins[23]
Given name
James[24]
Military branch
United States Navy[21]
Military, police or special rank
admiral[22]
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000083072683
VIAF cluster ID
111987730
Library of Congress authority ID
n79096281
GND ID
142533785
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Admiral James Watkins, official military photo.JPEG ↗
C-SPAN person numeric ID
1001
C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
jameswatkins
FAST ID
1800286
Find a Grave memorial ID
94324146
Freebase ID
/m/04h2_7
Harper's tag
james-d-watkins
ISFDB author ID
152111
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Munzinger person ID
00000019476
Notable Names Database ID
384/000062198
Our Campaigns candidate ID
105032
Political Graveyard politician ID
watkins-watrous.html#131.06.45
SNAC ARK ID
w6br99vv
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10581525
Wellcome Collection concept ID
evmutrnm
WikiTree person ID
Watkins-14675
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJhmDQFjtpJkwWV8btJhpP
Yale LUX ID
person/c64d0b10-b02a-410b-a6bd-da984894482c

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🔗 Connections
Position held 3
Chief of Naval Operations, United States Secretary of Energy, Vice Chief of Naval Operations
Award received 2
Bronze Star Medal, World War II Victory Medal
Educated at 2
United States Naval Academy, Naval Postgraduate School
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Watkins
Given name 1
James
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Republican Party
Military branch 1
United States Navy
Military, police or special rank 1
admiral
Occupation 1
military officer
Place of birth 1
Alhambra
Place of burial 1
Arlington National Cemetery
Place of death 1
Alexandria
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

James D. Watkins was born on March 7, 1927[1], in Alhambra[2]. He died on July 26, 2012[3], in Alexandria[4]. He worked as a military officer[5] and naval officer[6].

FAQs

Where was James D. Watkins born?

James D. Watkins was born in Alhambra[2].

Where did James D. Watkins die?

James D. Watkins passed away in Alexandria[4].

What did James D. Watkins do for work?

James D. Watkins worked as a military officer[5] and naval officer[6].

Where did James D. Watkins go to school?

James D. Watkins was educated at United States Naval Academy[12], The Webb Schools[13], and Naval Postgraduate School[14].

What awards did James D. Watkins receive?

Honors received include Bronze Star Medal[15], Legionnaire of Legion of Merit[16], World War II Victory Medal[17], and James Cardinal Gibbons Medal[18].

Related Entities

Alexandria United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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