Sir James Jungius | |
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Born | 15 November 1923 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | Royal Navy |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Wizard HMS Albion |
Battles/wars |
World War II Suez Crisis |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Vice Admiral Sir James George Jungius KBE DL (born 15 November 1923) is a former Royal Navy officer who became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic.
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Educated at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Jungius served in the Royal Navy during World War II and took part on commando operations in the Adriatic Sea.[1] He took command of the destroyer HMS Wizard during the Suez Crisis in 1956.[2] He was appointed Assistant Naval attaché in Washington D. C. in 1968, Captain of the aircraft carrier HMS Albion in 1971[3] and Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operational Requirements) in 1972.[1] He went on to be Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1975 and the Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic's Representative in Europe in 1978 before retiring in 1980.[1]
In retirement he became Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall.[1]
Family[]
In 1949 he married Rosemary Frances Turquand Matthey: they have three sons.[1] Lady Jungius died in 2005.[4]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Debrett's People of Today 1994
- ↑ Britain's Small Wars
- ↑ Bulwark Albion & Centaur Association
- ↑ Lady Jungius, wife of Vice-Admiral Sir James Jungius, KBE Daily Telegraph, 23 April 2005
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