Ed Keats Explained

Birth Date:January 30, 1915
Death Date:March 2, 2019 (aged 104)
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States
Death Place:Towson, Maryland, United States
Placeofburial:Druid Ridge Cemetery
Birth Name:Edgar Salo Keats
Branch:United States Navy
Serviceyears:1941–1968
Rank:Rear admiral
Battles:World War II
Iwo Jima
Tarawa
Saipan
Okinawa

Edgar Salo Keats (January 30, 1915 – March 2, 2019) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living graduate of United States Naval Academy.[1] Keats graduated from the USNA in 1935.

Keats was a naval aviator. He was promoted to rear admiral shortly before his retirement in 1958. Following military service, he held civilian positions of leadership in the defense and construction sectors. Late in his life, he won gold medals in the Maryland Senior Olympics.[2] [3] [4] [5] He turned 100 in January 2015.[6] He died on March 2, 2019, at the age of 104 from complications of a fall.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rear Admiral Edgar Keats, World War II veteran and oldest Naval Academy graduate, dies at 104. Jacques. Kelly. carrollcountytimes.com. 2 March 2019 .
  2. Web site: Fulfilling a Goal Moving to an Independent Living Community – Retirement Living. Retirement-living.com. 23 September 2017. 20 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170520050937/https://www.retirement-living.com/fulfilling-a-goal-moving-to-an-independent-living-community/. dead.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-03-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150225050645/http://www.usna.com/document.doc?id=239 . 2015-02-25 .
  4. Web site: U.S. Department of the Navy Press release: USNA Alumnus Celebrates 100th Birthday – From LegiStorm. Legistorm.com. 23 September 2017.
  5. Book: The Association of Naval Aviation. 23 September 2017. Turner Publishing Company. 9781563118876. 23 September 2017. Google Books.
  6. News: Kaltenbach. Chris. Naval Academy celebrates the 100th birthday of one of its own. The Baltimore Sun. Tribune Publishing. 2015-01-30. 2015-03-01.