Admiral Stanley Roger Arthur was born on September 27,1935 and is a retired admiral of the United States Navy who served as the Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 1992 to 1995.
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Stan Arthur flew more than 500 combat missions in the A-4 Skyhawk during the Vietnam War, receiving 11 separate awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross and over 50 separate awards of the Air Medal, making him one of the most highly decorated combat aviators of that conflict.
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In December 1990, then-Vice Admiral Stan Arthur took command of the United States Seventh Fleet, headquartered in Japan.
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Stan Arthur directed the operations of more than 96,000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel and 130 United States Navy and allied ships.
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Stan Arthur continued directing United States Naval Forces Central Command until 24 April 1991, when he turned over command of NAVCENT to Rear Admiral Ray Taylor.
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Stan Arthur then returned to Fleet Activities Yokosuka to take up Seventh Fleet duties once more.
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Stan Arthur continued to command Seventh Fleet until July 1992.
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Stan Arthur assumed duties as the Vice Chief of Naval Operations on 6 July 1992.
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Stan Arthur retired from active military service on 1 June 1995.
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Rather than let the Pacific Fleet job go unfilled during what might have been protracted congressional hearings, Stan Arthur elected to retire from the Navy on February 1,1995, as a four-star admiral.
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Stan Arthur is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.
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Stan Arthur later earned a second bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School and received his master's degree in administration from George Washington University.
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In 1996 Arthur received the Admiral Arleigh A Burke Leadership Award from the Navy League.
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Stan Arthur was inducted into the Naval Aviation Hall of Honor in 2008.