* 1666 – Second Anglo-Dutch War: Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships, an act later known as " Holmes's Bonfire ".

In April of that year, Rear Admiral Ralph Davison personally selected Lieutenant Commander Roy Marlin " Butch " Voris, a World War II fighter ace, to assemble and train a flight demonstration team, naming him Officer-in-Charge and Flight Leader.

The Navy stated that one of the individuals was a man and the other a woman, one a Marine and the other from the Navy, and that Rear Admiral Mark Guadagnini, chief of Naval air training, was reviewing the situation.

* James William Augustus Nicholson, Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy

The first ships to bear the formal designation " torpedo boat destroyer " ( TBD ) were the Daring class of two ships and Havock class of two ships of the Royal Navy, developed in 1892 under the newly appointed Third Sea Lord Rear Admiral " Jackie " Fisher.

* Rear Admiral CB Layman

* 1998 – Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.

During the War of 1812, Key, accompanied by the American Prisoner Exchange Agent Colonel John Stuart Skinner, dined aboard the British ship HMS Tonnant, as the guests of three British officers: Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane, Rear Admiral George Cockburn, and Major General Robert Ross.

* 1938 – Fred Mifflin, Canadian Rear Admiral and politician

Rear Admiral Bubo Na Tchuto tried to organize a coup on August 7, 2008, but was pre-empted and arrested ; however, he managed to escape the country.

After Army chief of staff General Antonio Indjai was reported to have been arrested under the orders of navy chief Rear Admiral Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchuto, his troops freed him while Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior went to seek asylum at the Angolan embassy.

Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper ( December 9, 1906January 1, 1992 ) was an American computer scientist and United States Navy officer.

Both schools are named for Rear Admiral William Thomas Sampson.

On the outbreak of hostilities on 18 October, the Greek fleet, placed under the newly promoted Rear Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis, sailed for the island of Lemnos, occupying it three days later ( although fighting continued on the island until 27 October ) and establishing an anchorage at Moudros Bay.

On the insistence of senior officers, led by Rear Admiral Alan Gardner, in 1794 lemon juice was issued on board the Suffolk on a twenty-three week, non-stop voyage to India.

The first appointee was Rear Admiral Karl Eduard Heusner, followed shortly by Rear Admiral Friedrich von Hollmann from 1890 to 1897.

* Battle of Heligoland Bight ( Rear Admiral Leberecht Maass )

After the end of World War I, the bulk of the Navy's modern ships ( 74 in all ) were interned at Scapa Flow where the entire fleet ( with a few exceptions ) was scuttled by its crews on 21 June 1919 on orders from its commander, Rear Admiral Ludwig von Reuter.

* Rear Admiral

The current Commander in Chief of the Lithuanian Navy is Rear Admiral Kęstutis Macijauskas.

Born in Burlington, Iowa, on May 15, 1874, Mason was the eldest son of Rear Admiral George Collier Remey and Mary Josephine Mason Remey, the daughter of Charles Mason, the first Chief Justice of Iowa.

As the breed was beginning to come to prominence, in 1933 Navy Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd brought about 50 Siberian Huskies with him on an expedition in which he hoped to journey around the 16, 000-mile coast of Antarctica.

* Richard Antrim, ( 1907-1969 ) a Rear Admiral in the United States Navy

* Richard Antrim-American naval Rear Admiral ; World War II veteran and Medal of Honor recipient

The Chinook Kennels here raised sled dogs for the Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd Antarctic expeditions and the Army's search-and-rescue units.

By a special authorized Act of Congress, the medal was presented to Commander ( later Rear Admiral ) Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett for their flight over the North Pole in 1926.

Rear from left: Are Lervik, Petter Rudi, Odd Berg ( footballer ) | Odd Berg, Mark Dempsey ( English footballer ) | Mark Dempsey, Ole Gunnar Solskjær og Richard Hartis.

Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., USN ( 25 October 1888 – 11 March 1957 ) was a naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration.

* Rear Guard ; Archibald Douglas, Guardian of Scotland ; Earl of Lennox ; Earl of Carrick ; Earl of Fife ; " Counte D ' Assels du Doun ", Earl of Atholl of Doune ; Robert Bruce ; Robert de Lauder ; the son of Sir William Vypoin ; William de Lemyngston ; John de Laundels ; Jocelyn Schyrynglowe ; William Sreterleye ; Bernard Frisel ; John de Lyndseye ; Alexander de Lyndseye ; Alexander de Greye ; Ingram de Umfraville ; Patrick de Polwarth ; David de Wemyss ; Michel Lescot ; Richard Lauder ; Thomas de Boys ; Rogier de Mortimer ; all barons with their followers.

The Malamute dog has had a distinguished history ; aiding Rear Admiral Richard Byrd to the South Pole, and the miners who came to Alaska during the Gold Rush of 1896, as well as serving in World War II primarily as search and rescue dogs in Greenland, although also used as freighting and packing dogs in Europe.

While staffing one of the Navy awards, the Assistant Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Rear Admiral Raymond M. Walsh, explained that an internee of the Soviet Union was previously denied the POW Medal under the older version of 10 USC § 1128 “ because he was not a prisoner of an enemy of the United States .” However, he could now be considered for the medal because “ The 1989 change to the law permits the Secretary of the Navy to determine if the circumstances under which internee was held captive were ‘ comparable to those under which persons have generally been held captive by enemy armed forces during periods of armed conflict .’” While staffing the Air Force award, the Air Force Directorate of Personnel Services ( AFPC / DPS ) concluded that “ In 1989, Title 10, Section 1128, regarding Prisoner of War Medals changed and allowed Service secretaries to determine eligibility for the POW Medal for personnel held captive in countries not directly involved in armed conflict with the United States, provided the treatment of the prisoners was similar to the treatment received by prisoners held by enemy forces .” AFPC / DPS determined that the internees in Siberia met the statutory criteria because “ the conditions of this detainment were comparable, if not worse, than those experienced in Germany, and therefore, should be eligible for the POW Medal .” In 1996 and 2006 the USAF awarded POW Medals to USAAF T / Sgt Daniel Culler and Lt. Richard Pettit for illegal incarceration during World War II in prison camp Wauwilermoos, in neutral Switzerland.

* Rear Admiral Sir Richard Dundas 1853 – 1854

Rear Admiral Richard Hetherington “ Dick ” O ' Kane ( February 2, 1911 – February 16, 1994 ) was a United States Navy submarine commander in World War II, who received a Medal of Honor for his service on the.

Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Richard E. Byrd, in honor of polar explorer Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd ( 1888 – 1957 ).

: Rear Admiral Sir Richard Stainer

The last British governor of an Australian state was Rear Admiral Sir Richard Trowbridge, who was Governor of Western Australia from 1980 to 1983.

The British squadron of 13 ships of the line, commanded by Rear Admiral Richard Kempenfelt in HMS Victory, which had been ordered to sea to intercept the expected convoy, sighted the French on 12 December, discovering only then that the protective escort had been strengthened.

The company captured worldwide attention when Collins supplied the equipment to establish a communications link with the South Pole expedition of Rear Admiral Richard Byrd in 1933.

It was named by Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd in 1934 for Franklin D. Roosevelt, then President of the United States.

Rear Admiral Sir Richard John Trowbridge, KCVO ( 21 January 19204 May 2003 ), was Western Australia's twenty-fifth Governor from 25 November 1980 to 24 November 1983, and the last British-born vice-regal representative in Australia.

On 9 May 2008 the wing commander, Captain Michael P. McNellis, was relieved of command by Rear Admiral Richard B. Wren, commander of Commander Task Force 70, after the admiral said he lost confidence in the McNellis ' ability to command.

* US Navy Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd leaves Dunedin for the first sea-air exploration expedition to the Antarctic.

* Rebuttal of Robert Stinnett's " Day of Deceit " with extensive, updated citations by Rear Admiral Richard E. Young, USN ( Ret )

The inclusion of the area between the Rockefeller Plateau and Eights Coast is based upon the leading role of Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd in the exploration of this area.