Eugene P. Wilkinson
Military Person
1918 – 2013
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Who was Eugene P. Wilkinson?
Eugene Parks "Dennis" Wilkinson was a United States Naval officer who was selected for three historic command assignments. The first, in 1954, was as the first Commanding Officer of the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear submarine. The second was in 1961, where Admiral Rickover selected him to serve as the first Commanding Officer of the USS Long Beach, America's first nuclear surface ship. The third was in 1980 when he was chosen as the first President and CEO of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations from which he retired in 1984.
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- Born
- 1918
Long Beach - Also known as
- Eugene Wilkinson
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- San Diego State University
- Died
- Jul 11, 2013
Del Mar
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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