Duvall Williams

Duvall Williams
Duvall Williams
Nickname(s)	"Mac"
Born	February 6, 1943 (age 81); Fayetteville, North Carolina
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Navy
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands	Naval Investigative Service
Awards	Legion of Merit (2); Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (3)

Duvall McClellan "Mac" Williams, Jr. (born 6 February 1943)^[1] is a retired rear admiral of the United States Navy who was a commander of the United States Naval Investigative Service.^[2] His tenure included the time of the Tailhook scandal; he and Rear Admiral John E. Gordon were tasked with conducting the investigation.^[3] After their report was subject to harsh criticism by the Pentagon in 1992, Williams and Gordon resigned.^[1]^[4]

Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina^[1] and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina, Williams earned a B.S. degree in chemistry from Wake Forest University in 1965^[5] and a J.D. degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law in 1968.^[6] After law school, he was commissioned as a reserve officer in the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps. Called to active duty in 1969,^[1] he later earned an LL.M. degree from the University of London.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Schmitt, Eric (25 September 1992). "Senior Navy Officers Suppressed Sex Investigation, Pentagon Says". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
^ "Opinion | the Navy at Its Brassiest". The New York Times. October 1992.
^ "Pentagon Blasts Navy's Tailhook Investigation". Los Angeles Times. 25 September 1992.
^ "Pentagon Blasts Tailhook Probe, Two Admirals Resign - the Tech".
^ Howler '65. Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Wake Forest College. 1965. p. 226.
^ ^a ^b "RADM Duvall M. "Mac" Williams Jr., USN" (PDF). NCISA History Project. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2021-03-17.

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