Louise Currie Wilmot | |
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![]() Rear Admiral Louise Currie Wilmot | |
Born | Wayne, New Jersey | December 31, 1942
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1964–1994 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands held | Philadelphia Naval Base Naval Training Center Orlando Navy Recruiting Area Five, Great Lakes Navy Recruiting District, Omaha |
Awards | Navy Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (4) Meritorious Service Medal Joint Services Commendation Medal |
Other work | Deputy Executive Director, Catholic Relief Services |
Rear Admiral Louise Currie Wilmot (born December 31, 1942) is a retired United States Navy officer who was the first woman to command a United States Naval base. When she retired after 30 years of service, she was the highest ranking female naval officer in the United States.
Raised in Wayne, New Jersey, Wilmot attended Wayne Valley High School and earned a degree in history from the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morris Township, New Jersey, in 1964. [1]
Wilmot retired in 1994. She was the highest ranking female Naval officer at that time.
Wilmot's decorations include the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit (with three gold stars), the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Joint Services Commendation Medal.
Wilmot earned a master's degree from George Washington University in 1978 and was recognized with the GW Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award in 1994.
Following retirement Wilmot joined Catholic Relief Services as deputy executive director of public outreach.
Wilmot's papers are kept by the Special Collections and Archives Department of the United States Naval Academy. [2]
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