first enlisted man in the Navy's history to become a four-star admiral
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'''Jeremy Boorda''' was chief of naval operations (CNO) of the US Navy until his apparent suicide in 1996.
'''Jeremy Boorda''' was chief of naval operations (CNO) of the US Navy until his apparent suicide in 1996.
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He was the first enlisted man in the Navy's history to become a four-star admiral. [http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960517/05170474.htm]