M. Staser Holcomb Explained

M. Staser Holcomb
Birth Date:	18 January 1932
Birth Place:	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place:	Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Branch:	United States Navy
Serviceyears:	1953–1985
Rank:	Vice Admiral

M. Staser Holcomb (January 18, 1932 – September 8, 2021)^[1] was a vice admiral in the United States Navy.^[2] His hometown was Seattle, Washington, where he attended Roosevelt High School. He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, class of 1953.^{[3] [4]} During his naval career he served as commander of the USS Guam (LPH-9), Carrier Strike Group One, and the United States Seventh Fleet, from September 15, 1981, to May 9, 1983. He retired in 1985. During his career he also worked in the offices of the Secretary of Defense (as Senior Military Assistant), Secretary of the Navy, and Chief of Naval Operations. From 2001 to 2006, he also served as an advisor to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Harold Brown.^[5]

He was married to Joanne and resided in Edmonds, Washington, before his death.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Obituary of M. Staser Holcomb. November 5, 2022. Seattle Times Obituaries.
2. Web site: The Weiser family: A genealogy of the family of John Conrad Weiser, the elder (D. 1746); prepared on the two hundred fiftieth anniversary of his arrival in America, 1710-1760. 1960.
3. Web site: United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD), Class of 1953, Page 345 of 648 . E-yearbook.com . 1953-01-01 . 2022-07-03.
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-03-17 . 2014-03-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140318015550/http://www.shoreline.edu/gac/gacpdfs/ten-years-after-pdfs/speakerbios.pdf . dead .
5. News: Rumsfeld on High Wire of Defense Reform . Thomas E. . Ricks . May 20, 2001 . A01 . . 2022-07-03.
6. News: Retired Edmonds naval officer to speak on security in a post-9/11 world. My Edmonds News . October 2011.