David C. Richardson
Born(1914-04-08)April 8, 1914
Meridian, Mississippi, United States
DiedJune 13, 2015(2015-06-13) (aged 101)
San Diego, California, United States
Allegiance United States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1936–1972
RankVice admiral
Commands heldUnited States Sixth Fleet
Relations6 children (1 deceased), 12 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren

David Charles Richardson (April 8, 1914 – June 13, 2015) was a vice admiral in the United States Navy.

He was a 1936 graduate of the United States Naval Academy.[1][2]

Post Academy Duty (1936-1945)

Junior Officer (1936-1939)
  • Naval Flight Training (1940)
  • Fighter Squadron Five

Embarked Aboard

Post World War Two

Abstract from Naval Institute Oral History Project

https://www.usni.org/press/oral-histories/richardson-david
OODA Feedback Loop Diagram
Helped write analysis of wartime battles ...
Helped plan for NATO military structure ...
Executive Officer (XO) (1950-1953)

Post Korean War

  • ComAirPac (OP-5)
  • CinCSouth (Naples)

Deep Draft Command at Sea

Circa 1966 near Gulf of Tonkin "Yankee Station"
Cimarron UNREPS Hornet two years before HORNET side-swiped CIM during SEP-1968 REFTRA Exercise

USS Cimarron (AO-22)

USS Hornet (CVS-12)

  • OpNav (OP-06) (1961-1964)

Flag Officer Roles

  • Commander Fleet Air Norfolk (1965-1966)
  • Commander Task Force 77 (1966-1967)
  • Assistant DCNO (Air) (1967-1968)
  • Commander Sixth Fleet (1968-1970)
  • Deputy CinCPacFlt (1970-1972)
US-DoD KM-Pyramid Adaptation

As Assistant DCNO (Air) (1967-1968), he sponsored adapting a DIKW pyramid to enable copiloting a JCS-WWMCCS Sea Surveillance System. He then became Commander of the United States Sixth Fleet (August 1968 – August 1970). This tour was notable for his role in creating the Ocean Surveillance Information System (OSIS) to help monitor Soviet naval operations.

Deputy Commander US Pacific Fleet (1970 - 1972)

He directed integration of an automated Sea Surveillance System for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Naval Control and Protection of Shipping (NCAPS) into the World-Wide Command and Control System (WWMCCS).

Retired during 1972 but remained active in roles involving the US Naval Research Lab with SIMDIS. For example, see RSC-114 Class United States Navy torpedo retrievers. MarineTraffic is also an ASW-NCAPS derivative. (2007)

Also see: Global Command and Control System that replaced WWMCCS decision support system (1986).

Richardson died in 2015 at the age of 101.[3] His wife, Jeanne M. McHugh (1923–2014), died after 59 years of marriage.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
  2. ↑ Richardson, David, Vice Adm., USN (Ret.). 21 May 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-18. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  3. ↑ "Obituary: David Charles Richardson (1914 - 2015)". legacy.com. July 3, 2015. Retrieved 2019-05-18.


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