Yvette M. Davids

Yvette M. Davids
Davids in 2024
64th Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy
Assumed office
January 11, 2024
Preceded byFrederick W. Kacher (acting)
Sean Buck
Personal details
Born (1967-03-29) 29 March 1967 (age 57)
Bexar County, Texas[1]
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Industrial College of the Armed Forces (MS)
Military career
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1989–present
RankVice admiral
Commands heldUnited States Naval Academy
Naval Surface Forces
Naval Surface Force Pacific
Carrier Strike Group 11
USS Bunker Hill
USS Curts
Battles/warsGulf War
Iraq War
AwardsDefense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (2)
Spouse(s)Rear Admiral Keith B. Davids

Yvette Marie Davids (born 29 March 1967)[1][2] is a United States Navy vice admiral. She was the first Hispanic American woman to command a navy ship.[3]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference birth was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Register of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the United States Navy on Active Duty. Bureau of Naval Personnel. 1 October 1990. p. 181. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  3. ^ Zimmerman, Elizabeth (1 October 2008). ""Las Primera" Latina to Command a Navy Ship Honored at Gala". U.S. Navy. Retrieved 2017-10-12.

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