John Sylvester | |
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Born | July 7, 1904 Wellston, Ohio |
Died | July 26, 1990 Washington, D.C. | (aged 86)
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1926–1965 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held | USS Missouri (BB-63) |
Battles/wars | World War II Korean War |
Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit (3) |
John Sylvester (July 7, 1904 – July 26, 1990) was an officer in the United States Navy who served from the 1930s to the 1960s and rose to the rank of vice admiral.
Sylvester grew up in Wellston, Ohio, the grandson of the city's first physician and son of the editor of the Wellston Telegram. He had a brother, George R., and a sister, Janet (later Mrs. Hiram Callahan). Sylvester attended the United States Naval Academy, and graduated among the top of his class in 1926.[1]
Sylvester's first wife was Ruth Yarnell, who died in 1948. His second wife was Geraldine Clark. One of his sons would go on to attend the United States Naval Academy, so too would two grandsons. A second son, John Sylvester, Jr., would join the Foreign Service and, driven by the family connection to East Asia, serve a variety of tours in Japan and South East Asia in the 1960s.