Ed Keats
Keats' portrait in Lucky Bag 1935, United States Naval Academy yearbook
Birth nameEdgar Salo Keats
BornJanuary 30, 1915
Chicago, Illinois, United States
DiedMarch 2, 2019 (aged 104)
Towson, Maryland, United States
Buried
Druid Ridge Cemetery
Allegiance United States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1941–1968
RankRear admiral
Battles/warsWorld War II
Iwo Jima
Tarawa
Saipan
Okinawa

Edgar Salo Keats (January 30, 1915 – March 2, 2019) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living graduate of United States Naval Academy.[1] Keats graduated from the USNA in 1935.

Keats was a naval aviator. He was promoted to rear admiral shortly before his retirement in 1958. Following military service, he held civilian positions of leadership in the defense and construction sectors. Late in his life, he won gold medals in the Maryland Senior Olympics.[2][3][4][5] He turned 100 in January 2015.[6] He died on March 2, 2019, at the age of 104 from complications of a fall.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Kelly, Jacques (2 March 2019). "Rear Admiral Edgar Keats, World War II veteran and oldest Naval Academy graduate, dies at 104". carrollcountytimes.com.
  2. ^ "Fulfilling a Goal Moving to an Independent Living Community – Retirement Living". Retirement-living.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2015-03-01.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "U.S. Department of the Navy Press release: USNA Alumnus Celebrates 100th Birthday – From LegiStorm". Legistorm.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  5. ^ The Association of Naval Aviation. Turner Publishing Company. 23 September 2017. ISBN 9781563118876. Retrieved 23 September 2017 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Kaltenbach, Chris (2015-01-30). "Naval Academy celebrates the 100th birthday of one of its own". The Baltimore Sun. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved 2015-03-01.


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