William R. Smedberg III

United States Navy admiral (1902–1994)

William R. Smedberg III

Born	(1902-09-28)September 28, 1902 Fort Grant, Arizona, U.S.
Died	October 5, 1994(1994-10-05) (aged 92) Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Navy
Rank	Vice admiral
Commands held	Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy

William Renwick Smedberg III (September 28, 1902 – October 5, 1994) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy. He was Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland from March 16, 1956 to June 27, 1958.^[1] During World War II, Smedberg served as commanding officer of USS Lansdowne and USS Hudson. After the war, he served as an aide to Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal.^[2] He was a 1926 graduate of the Naval Academy.^[3] He is interred in the Arlington National Cemetery along with his father, Brigadier General William Renwick Smedberg Jr., USA, and his son Rear Admiral William Renwick Smedberg IV, USN. Smedberg had also commanded the USS Iowa.

References

^ Appropriations, United States Congress House Committee on (1 January 1961). "Overall financial statements, military personnel". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
^ Smedberg, William R. III (1902–1994). U.S. Naval Institute. 22 May 2018.
^ "Adm. W.R. Smedberg III Dies; Naval Personnel, Academy Head". The Washington Post. 8 October 1994. Archived from the original on 29 March 2015.