What is Ronald J. Zlatoper?
{{Infobox military person |name= Ronald J. Zlatoper |birth_date={{birth date|1942|3|21}} |birth_place= |death_date={{death date and age|2022|4|21|1942|3|21}} |death_place= |placeofburial= |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= Ronald J Zlatoper.jpg |image_size=250 |caption= |nickname=Zap |allegiance= {{US}} |branch= [[File:United States Department of the Navy Seal.svg|25px]] [[United States Navy]] |serviceyears= 1963–1996 |rank= [[File:US-O10 insignia.svg|40px]] [[Admiral (United States)|Admiral]] |commands= [[United States Pacific Fleet|US Pacific Fleet]]<br />[[Chief of Naval Personnel]] |unit= |battles= {{plainlist| *[[Vietnam War]] *[[Gulf War]] }} |awards= {{plainlist| *[[Defense Superior Service Medal]] *[[Legion of Merit]] (3) *[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] *[[Air Medal]] }} |laterwork= }} '''Ronald Joseph Zlatoper''' (March 21, 1942 – April 21, 2022) was a [[United States Navy]] [[four star admiral]]. He was Commander in Chief, [[United States Pacific Fleet]] ([[Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet|CINCPACFLT]]) from 1994 to 1996.<ref name=pacific>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpf.navy.mil/former_commander.shtml |title=U.S. Pacific Fleet Commanders |accessdate=2010-01-24 |publisher=Commander, United States Pacific Fleet |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207031917/http://www.cpf.navy.mil/former_commander.shtml |archivedate=December 7, 2009 }}</ref> Zlatoper died on April 21, 2022 at the age of 80.<ref>[https://www.eng.hawaii.edu/zlatoper/ Obituary: Ronald J. Zlatoper]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zlatoper, Ronald J.}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:American military personnel of the Vietnam War]] [[Category:Military people from Ohio]] {{US-bio-stub}}