William D. Byrne Jr.

William D. Byrne Jr.
Birth name	William Declan Byrne Jr. [1]
Nickname(s)	Bill
Born	Pacifica, California, U.S.
Branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1987–2022
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	U.S. Naval Forces Korea Carrier Strike Group 11 Carrier Strike Group 15 USS Cape St. George USS Halyburton
Awards	Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (5)
Spouse(s)	Amy Donovan Byrne

William Declan Byrne Jr. is a retired United States Navy rear admiral who last served as director of warfare development (N72) in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. ^{[2] [3]} He previously served as the vice director of the Joint Staff. ^{[4] [5] [6]} Byrne also served as the 85th Commandant of Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy from May 2013 to June 2015. ^{[7] [8]}

Byrne attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1987 with a B.S. degree in political science. While there, he was a record-setting starting quarterback for three football seasons. ^[9] Byrne later earned an M.S. degree in National Resource Strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 2004.

Awards and decorations

Surface Warfare Officer Pin
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with four gold award stars	Meritorious Service Medal with two award stars	Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with three award stars
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal	Joint Meritorious Unit Award	Navy Unit Commendation
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation	Navy "E" Ribbon with two Wreathed Battle E devices	Navy Expeditionary Medal
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze service star	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal	Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal	Korea Defense Service Medal	Humanitarian Service Medal
Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon with six service stars	Naval Reserve Sea Service Ribbon	Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with two service stars
Navy Accession Training Service Ribbon	Order of National Security Merit, Cheonsu Medal (Korea)	Navy Expert Pistol Shot Ribbon
Command at Sea insignia
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge

In 2015, Byrne was selected as a co-recipient of the Distinguished American Award by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame. ^[10]

See also

• Navy Midshipmen football statistical leaders

References

1. "PN348 — Navy". U.S. Congress. May 15, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
2. "Flag Officer Assignments". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
3. "UNITED STATES NAVY FLAG OFFICERS (Public), June 2021" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
4. "Rear Adm. William D. Byrne, Jr". Joint Staff. August 2020. Retrieved August 20, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
5. "Syrian Democratic Forces Reap Benefit From Oil Money". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
6. "DOD Confronts Coronavirus Head-On". U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
7. Brown, Matthew Hay (February 13, 2013). "Naval Academy names new commandant". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
8. "USNA Announces 86th Commandant of Midshipmen". U.S. Naval Academy. U.S. Naval Academy Public Affairs. March 25, 2015.
9. Wagner, Bill (August 29, 2015). "In good company: Reynolds seeks to solidify status as one of Navy's all-time greats". Capital Gazette. Annapolis, Maryland. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
10. "NFF Distinguished American Award Recipients". National Football Foundation. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States government .

Military offices
Preceded by Patrick C. Rabun	Commanding Officer of USS Cape St. George (CG-71) 2009-2011	Succeeded by Donald D. Gabrielson
Preceded by Robert E. Clark II	Commandant of Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy 2013–2015	Succeeded by Stephen E. Liszewski
Preceded by Lisa Franchetti	Commander of United States Naval Forces Korea 2015–2016	Succeeded by Charles B. Cooper II
Preceded by Richard A. Brown	Commander of the Carrier Strike Group 11 2016–2017	Succeeded by Gregory N. Harris
Preceded by Ross A. Myers	Commander of Carrier Strike Group 15 2017–2019	Succeeded by David Welch
Preceded by Glen D. VanHerck	Vice Director of the Joint Staff 2019–2021	Succeeded by George M. Wikoff
	Director of the Joint Staff Acting 2020	Succeeded by Andrew P. Poppas
Preceded by James S. Bynum	Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development and Director of Warfare Integration of the United States Navy 2021–2022	Succeeded by Paul J. Schlise