About Noel Gayler
Lived 1914 – 2011 (aged 96). Noel Gayler was an American military officer.
Noel Arthur Meredyth Gayler ( ; December 25, 1913 – July 14, 2011) was an admiral in the United States Navy, who served as the sixth Director of the National Security Agency from 1969 to 1972, and ninth Commander of Pacific Command from 1972 to 1976. Gayler was awarded three Navy Cross medals as a World War II flying ace and is credited with five aerial victories while flying for VF-2 and VF-3. Gayler was an ardent advocate for nuclear disarmament.
Gayler died July 14, 2011, in Alexandria, Virginia.
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Who was Noel Gayler?
United States admiral (1914–2011)
When was Noel Gayler born?
Noel Gayler was born on 25 December 1914 in Birmingham.
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Noel Gayler died on 14 July 2011 in Alexandria.
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Noel Gayler was a military officer.
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Noel Gayler was American.
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