Yates Stirling Jr.
On July 20, 1924, he became Captain of the Yard, Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., with additional duty as Assistant Superintendent of the Naval Gun Factory. He was promoted to rear admiral on October 6, 1926 and in December that year Stirling was designated Chief of Staff to Admiral Charles F. Hughes, Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, based at San Pedro, California. At the October 27, 1927 Navy Day Ceremonies at San Pedro harbor, despite an all-day downpour, thousands of Southern Californians gathered for the festivities, including ships' tours, band performances of patriotic music and the key-note address given by Stirling, "Merchant Marine, the Navy and the Nation".
Earl P. Yates
Earl Preston "Buddy" Yates (born December 23, 1923) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy. Yates, who graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1944, was, in 1967, the youngest male graduate ever from the Academy. He was a former commander of Fleet Air Wing 4. He was also the first commander of the USS "John F. Kennedy" (CV-67). On 22 August 2015, he was present at the keel laying of her successor, USS "John F. Kennedy" (CVN-79) and ordered the ship's keel laid.