The Office of Naval Inspector General for the United States Navy

United States Navy

The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

 was established during World War Two to make invistigations as directed by the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations

Chief of Naval Operations

The Chief of Naval Operations is a statutory office held by a four-star admiral in the United States Navy, and is the most senior uniformed officer assigned to serve in the Department of the Navy. The office is a military adviser and deputy to the Secretary of the Navy...

. The current mission of the Naval Inspector General is "to inspect, investigate, or inquire into matters of importance to the Department of the Navy and maintain the highest level of public confidence".

History

Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox

Frank Knox

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 established the Office of Naval Inspector General on 18 May 1942 with General Order 173. Initially, the Naval Inspector General was part of the staff of the Commander in Chief, United States Fleet

United States Fleet

The United States Fleet was an organization in the United States Navy from 1922 until after World War II. The abbreviation CINCUS, pronounced "sink us", was used for Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet. This title was disposed of and officially replaced by COMINCH in December 1941 . This...

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List of Naval Inspectors General

• 1. Admiral Charles P. Snyder
  Charles P. Snyder (admiral)
  Charles Philip Snyder was a four-star admiral in the United States Navy who served as the U.S. Navy's first Naval Inspector General during World War II.-Early career:...
  
  , 18 May 1942-April 1946
• 2. Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood
  Charles A. Lockwood
  Charles Andrews Lockwood was an admiral of the United States Navy. He is known in submarine history as the legendary commander of Submarine Force Pacific Fleet during World War II...
  
  , April 1946-July 1947
• 3. Rear Admiral Leo Hewlett Thebaud, July 1947-June 1949
• 4. Rear Admiral Allan R. McCann, June 1949-February 1950
• 5. Rear Admiral H. S. Kendall, February 1950-June 1952
• 6. Rear Admiral James C. Jones
  James C. Jones
  James Chamberlain Jones was the Governor of Tennessee from 1841 to 1845, and a United States Senator from that state from 1851 to 1857...
  
  , September 1952-March 1954
• 7. Vice Admiral Stuart S. Murray
  Stuart S. Murray
  Stuart Shadrick Murray was a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy who served during World War II. Born in Delia, Texas he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1919...
  
  , April 1954-August 1956
• 8. Vice Admiral Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
  Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
  Roscoe Henry Hillenkoetter , born in St. Louis, Missouri, was the third director of the post-World War II U.S. Central Intelligence Group , the third Director of Central Intelligence , and the first director of the Central Intelligence Agency created by the National Security Act of 1947...
  
  , August 1956-April 1957
• 9. Rear Admiral Burton B. Biggs, May 1957- September 1958
• 10. Rear Admiral John W. Ailes III, October 1958-November 1961
• 11. Rear Admiral Alfred R. Matter, November 1961-September 1962
• 12. Rear Admiral Glynn R. Donaho
  Glynn R. Donaho
  Glynn Robert "Donc" Donaho was a U.S. Navy officer known principally for his exploits as a submarine commander during World War II, for which he received the Navy Cross four times, the Silver Star twice, and the Bronze Star twice. Donaho was born in George, Texas...
  
  , September 1962-August 1963
• 13. Captain J. C. Kelly, September 1963-November 1963
• 14. Rear Admiral George S. Patrick, November 1963-June 1964
• 15. Captain J. C. Kelly, June 1964-September 1964
• 16. Rear Admiral Frederick J. Becton, September 1964-September 1965
• 17. Vice Admiral Ray Cannon Needham, September 1965-May 1969
• 18. Vice Admiral Arthur R. Gralla, May 1969-February 1970
• 19. Vice Admiral John A. Tyree, Jr., February 1970-November 1971
• 20. Vice Admiral Means Johnston, Jr., November 1971-November 1973
• 21. Rear Admiral B. H. Shepherd, November 1973-July 1975
• 22. Rear Admiral Martin D. Carmody, July 1975-July 1977
• 23. Rear Admiral Stanley J. Anderson, July 1977-July 1980
• 24. Rear Admiral Daniel G. McCormick III, Ausgust 1980-October 1981
• 25. Rear Admiral E. W. Carter II, November 1981-August 1982
• 26. Rear Admiral Henry C. Mustin, September 1982-August 1984
• 27. Rear Admiral Jerry O. Tuttle, September 1984-October 1985
• 28. Rear Admiral John H. Fetterman, Jr., November 1985-June 1987
• 29. Rear Admiral Ming E. Chang, July 1987-September 1990
• 30. Rear Admiral George W. Davis VI, September 1990-November 1992
• 31. Vice Admiral David M. Bennett, November 1992-August 1995
• 32. Vice Admiral James R. Fitzgerald, September 1995-July 1997
• 33. Vice Admiral Lee F. Gunn
  Lee F. Gunn
  Lee F. Gunn is a retired Vice Admiral and former Naval Inspector General of the United States Navy.-Education and Family:...
  
  , July 1997-August 2000
• 34. Vice Admiral Michael D. Haskins, Ausgust 2000-January 2003
• 35. Vice Admiral Albert T. Church III, March 2003-August 2004
• 36. Vice Admiral Ronald A. Route
  Ronald A. Route
  Ronald A. Route is a retired Vice Admiral and former Inspector General of the United States Navy.A native of Denver, Colorado, Route graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1971, and subsequently completed a series of command and leadership assignments both within the Navy and in the...
  
  , August 2004- November 2007
• 37. Vice Admiral Anthony L. Winns November 2007- 18 April 2011
• 38. Vice Admiral James P. Wisecup
  James P. Wisecup
  James P. "Phil" Wisecup is a Vice Admiral and Naval Inspector General of the United States Navy.-Family and education:The son of James and Bettye Ruth Bach Wisecup, Phil Wisecup is a 1977 graduate of the United States Naval Academy...
  
  , 18 April 2011 -