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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 698-94
December 16, 1994

FLAG OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT

Secretary of Defense William J. Perry announced today that the President has nominated Vice Admiral William C. Bowes, U.S. Navy, for reappointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) in The Pentagon, Washington, DC. Vice Admiral Bowes is currently serving as Commander Naval Air Systems Command in Arlington, Virginia.

Vice Admiral Bowes was born February 21, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York.