John McNaughton (government official)

John McNaughton
McNaughton (right) taking the oath of office to become Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, ISA in 1963
United States Secretary of the Navy - designate
Died before assuming office
Preceded byJohn Connally
Succeeded byPaul B. Fay (Acting)
Personal details
Born(1921-11-21)November 21, 1921
Bicknell, Indiana, U.S.
DiedJuly 19, 1967(1967-07-19) (aged 45)
Hendersonville, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationDePauw University (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)
Oriel College, Oxford (BLitt)

John Theodore McNaughton (November 21, 1921 – July 19, 1967) born in Bicknell, Indiana, was United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs[1] and Robert S. McNamara's closest advisor.[citation needed] He died in a plane crash at age 45, just before he was to become Secretary of the Navy.[1]

  1. ^ a b Mossman, B. C.; M. W. Stark (1971). The Last Salute: Civil and Military Funeral, 1921-1969. Department of the Army. Archived from the original on 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2008-10-04.

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