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IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 179-95
April 06, 1995

FLAG OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENT

Secretary of Defense William J. Perry announced today that the President has nominated Rear Admiral James R. Fitzgerald, U.S. Navy, for appointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as Inspector General, Department of the Navy in Washington D.C. Rear Admiral Fitzgerald is currently serving as Deputy and Chief of Staff, U.S. Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Rear Admiral Fitzgerald was born December 22, 1939 in New York, New York.